kȯˈdād.ə, kau̇ˈdäd.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, neuter plural of caudatus caudate
: an order of Amphibia containing the salamanders, newts, congo snakes, and related forms and having long bodies, long tails retained through life, short weak limbs, and feebly ossified crania