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/
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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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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