caudal

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈkɔdəl/ UK /ˈkɔːdəl/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
of, at, or near the tail or hind part

The fish propelled itself with a flick of its caudal fin.

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Synonyms

1 adj · of, at, or near the tail or... posterior tail rear hind

Opposites

cranial cephalic anterior

Word family

Derived forms caudally

Related forms caudatecoda queue

Etymology

From Latin cauda ('tail') + -al. The same Latin root yields coda and (via French) queue.

cauda Latin

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Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

# caudal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈkɔdəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈkɔːdəl

## Meanings
1. of, at, or near the tail or hind part

## Examples
- The fish propelled itself with a flick of its caudal fin.

## Synonyms
- posterior
- tail
- rear
- hind

## Antonyms
- cranial
- cephalic
- anterior

## Derived Forms
- caudally

## Related Forms
- caudate
- coda
- queue

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cauda

## Etymology
From Latin cauda ('tail') + -al. The same Latin root yields coda and (via French) queue.

## AI Etymology
Caudal comes from Latin cauda ('tail') + -al. The same Latin root yields coda and (via French) queue. The historical trail runs through cauda in Latin. Morphologically, caudal is transparent: it draws on Latin cauda ('tail') + -al. Used as an adjective, caudal now means "of, at, or near the tail or hind part", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as caudally and related forms such as caudate, coda, and queue. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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