rostrocaudal

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adjective

With a direction parallel to the head-tail axis.

Similar
head-tailanteroposterior
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Meanings

adjectiverostrocaudal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyWith a direction parallel to the head-tail axis.
  2. not comparableanatomyBetween head and tail.

    Synonyms: head-tail

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBetween head and tail.

Similar
head-tail
Similar
anteroposterior
Also see
longitudinal

Origin

From rostro- + caudal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

caudorostral
Cite this entry
APA

rostrocaudal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rostrocaudal

MLA

“rostrocaudal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rostrocaudal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rostrocaudal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rostrocaudal.

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