caudal C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkɔdəl/ UK /ˈkɔːdəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of, at, or near the tail or hind part The fish propelled itself with a flick of its caudal fin. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of, at, or near the tail or... posteriortailrearhind ↔ Opposites cranialcephalicanterior Word family Derived forms caudally Related forms caudatecodaqueue Etymology AI details From Latin cauda ('tail') + -al. The same Latin root yields coda and (via French) queue. cauda Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown