(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:23:50

Cau"dal (?), a. [L. Cauda tail. Cf. Coward.]

Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a tail-like appendage.

The male widow-bird, remarkable for his caudal plumes. Darwin.

Caudal fin Zool., the terminal fin (or "tail") of a fish.

 

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