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caudate

Syllabification: (cau·date)
Pronunciation: /ˈkôˌdāt/
Definition of caudate

adjective

  • 1 Anatomy relating to or denoting the caudate nucleus.
  • 2 Zoology (of an animal) having a tail.

noun

Origin:

early 17th century: from medieval Latin caudatus, from cauda 'tail'

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