HyperDic: caudate

English > 4 senses of the word caudate:
ADJECTIVEallcaudate, caudatedhaving a tail or taillike appendage
allcaudate(of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip
NOUNbodycaudate, caudate nucleusa tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain
animalcaudate, urodeleamphibians that resemble lizards
English > caudate: 4 senses > adjective 1
MeaningHaving a tail or taillike appendage.
Synonymcaudated
Categoryzoology, zoological scienceThe branch of biology that studies animals
Narrowerbobtail, bobtailedHaving a short or shortened tail
caudal, taillikeresembling a tail
scaly-tailedHaving a scaly / scaly tail
scissor-tailed(of birds) having a deeply forked tail
short-tailedHaving a short tail
square-tailedHaving a square tail
stiff-tailedHaving a stiff tail
swallow-tailed(especially of butterflies and birds) having a forked tail like that of a swallow
tail-shapedshaped like the tail of an animal
tailedHaving a tail of a specified kind
Oppositeacaudate, acaudallacking a tail or taillike appendage
Spanishcaudado
Catalancaudat
Nounscaudatea tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain
English > caudate: 4 senses > adjective 2
Meaning(of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip.
Broadersimple, unsubdivided(botany) of leaf shapes
English > caudate: 4 senses > noun 1, body
MeaningA tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain.
Synonymcaudate nucleus
Part ofcorpus striatum, striatum, striate bodyA striped mass of white and grey matter located in front of the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
Broaderbasal ganglionAny of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement
Spanishnúcleo caudado
Catalannucli caudat
Adjectivescaudatehaving a tail or taillike appendage
English > caudate: 4 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaningamphibians that resemble lizards.
Synonymurodele
Member ofUrodella, order Urodella, Caudata, order Caudatasalamanders
Broaderamphibiancold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water
SpanishCaudate, urodelo, urodelos
Catalanurodel

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