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cauda

American  
[kou-duh, kaw-] / ˈkaʊ də, ˈkɔ- /

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

plural

caudae

  1. a tail or taillike appendage.

cauda British  
/ ˈkɔːdə /

noun

  1. zoology the area behind the anus of an animal; tail

  2. anatomy

    1. any tail-like structure

    2. the posterior part of an organ

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Etymology

Origin of cauda

1690–1700; < Latin: tail

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