caudal
IPA: kˈɑdʌɫ
noun
- A caudal vertebra.
adjective
- (zoology) Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
- (anatomical terms of location and direction) Toward the tail end (hind end) of the body; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to inferior.
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Examples of "caudal" in Sentences
- The body and caudal musculature are brown.
- The adipose fin is confluent with the caudal fin.
- Biting the caudal peduncle can immobilize the prey.
- The adipose fin base is not connected to the caudal fin.
- A dark blotch is also found at the base of the caudal fin.
- The skin is scaleless and covers the base of the caudal fin.
- The exceptional fourth sacral is the first of the normal caudal series.
- The pectoral fins are somewhat elongate and the caudal fin is truncate.
- The end of the tail is flat, has no caudal mucous pit, and is bluntly pointed.
- The caudal fin should be held high without signs of drooping and well divided.