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Definition of cauda in English: caudanounPlural caudae ˈkɔːdə Anatomy Zoology A structure resembling a tail. Example sentencesExamples - Tail muscles such as the levator caudae and depressor caudae participate in maintaining stability.
- The North Node is also called Caput Draconis, or Dragon's Head, whilst the South Node is also called Cauda Draconis, or Dragon's Tail.
- Wingless Aphids: Body light green, spindle shaped; all of legs dusky; cornicles light green, reduced and cone shaped; antennae very short and dark at tips; projection above cauda.
- The posterior part of the main jaws has a paired cauda.
- Cauda long, flexed ventrally in arch("U" shape), its tip not extending below the margin of the ostium.
Origin Late 17th century: from Latin, 'tail'. |