1. (zoology) having a tail or taillike appendage
   "The caudate amphibian retained its tail into adulthood";
   - caudated
    
2. (of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip
   "The caudate leaves of the plant were distinctive"

1. A tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain
   "The caudate nucleus plays a role in learning and memory";
   - caudate nucleus
    
2. Amphibians that resemble lizards
   "The caudate retained its tail into adulthood, unlike frogs and toads";
   - urodele

Derived forms: caudates

See also: bobtail, bobtailed, caudal, scaly-tailed, scissor-tailed, short-tailed, simple, square-tailed, stiff-tailed, swallow-tailed, tailed, taillike, tail-shaped, unsubdivided

Type of: amphibian, basal ganglion

Antonym: acaudal

Part of: Caudata, corpus striatum, order Caudata, order Urodella, striate body, striatum, Urodella

Encyclopedia: Caudate