caudal Syllabification: (cau·dal)Pronunciation: /ˈkôdl/Definition of caudal adjective of or like a tail. at or near the tail or the posterior part of the body. Derivatives caudally adverb Origin: mid 17th century: from modern Latin caudalis, from Latin cauda 'tail'caudal in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of caudal in the British & World English dictionary