Standard Lemma guide

caudate

adj · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː.deɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈkɔˌdeɪt/
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈkɑˌdeɪt/
  • homophone: chordate
  • homophone: cordate (non-rhotic)

1

adj

Meaning 1

Tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having a tail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of or pertaining to the Caudata order of amphibians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Having a tail-like extension.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • the caudate nucleus

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Any member of the Caudata order of amphibians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

having a tail or taillike appendage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: caudated

Antonyms: acaudate

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

(of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

amphibians that resemble lizards

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: urodele

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: amphibian

9

noun

Meaning 9

a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: caudate nucleus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: basal ganglion

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: lisäkkeellinen — botany: tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex
  • Belarusian: хваста́ты (xvastáty) — having a tail
  • Czech: ocasatý — having a tail
  • Finnish: hännällinen — having a tail
  • French: caudate — having a tail
  • German: Schwanz- — having a tail
  • Hungarian: farkas — having a tail
  • Hungarian: farkos — having a tail
  • Latin: caudātus — having a tail
  • Polish: ogoniasty — having a tail
  • Russian: хвоста́тый (xvostátyj) — having a tail
  • Turkish: kuyruklu — having a tail
  • Ottoman Turkish: قویروقلو (kuyruklu) — having a tail
  • Ukrainian: хвоста́тий (xvostátyj) — having a tail
  • Finnish: salamanteri- — zoology: of or pertaining to the Caudata
  • Hungarian: farkos — zoology: of or pertaining to the Caudata
  • Finnish: salamanteri — member of Caudata
  • Finnish: pyrstösammakko — member of Caudata
  • French: caudate — member of Caudata
  • French: urodèle — member of Caudata