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Added 10 October 2026

caudal

/ˈkɔːdəl/ adjective

In Latin: caudalis Wiktionary

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Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
Toward the tail end (hind end) of the body; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to inferior.

noun

A caudal vertebra.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin caudālis (“having a tail”).

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