Caudate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caudate \Cau"date\, Caudated \Cau"da*ted\ a. [L. cauda tail.]
     Having a tail; having a terminal appendage like a tail.
     Opposite of {acaudate}.
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  caudate
       adj 1: having a tail or taillike appendage [syn: {caudated}] [ant:
              {acaudate}]
       2: of a leaf shape; tapering gradually into a long taillike tip
       n 1: a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle
            of the brain [syn: {caudate nucleus}]
       2: amphibians that resemble lizards [syn: {urodele}]