Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any member of the Caudata order of amphibians.

    amphibians that resemble lizards

Translations

1 languages

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin caudātus, from Classical Latin cauda (“tail”) + -ātus; see -a

Borrowed from Medieval Latin caudātus, from Classical Latin cauda (“tail”) + -ātus; see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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Forms

plural: caudates
Singularcaudate
Pluralcaudates

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • amphibians that resemble lizards:urodele
  • a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain:caudate nucleus

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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