CAUDATE

I. ˈkȯˌdāt usu -ād.+V adjective

also cau·dat·ed -ād.ə̇d

Etymology: Italian & New Latin; Italian caudato, from Medieval Latin (& New Latin) caudatus, from Latin cauda tail + -atus -ate — more at coward

: having a tail or a taillike appendage or termination : tailed

• cau·da·tion kȯˈdāshən noun -s

II. noun

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Etymology: New Latin Caudata

: one of the Caudata : a tailed amphibian