1. having a tail or tail-like appendage
Usage: formal; chiefly biological or anatomical

Examples

• The caudate nucleus is an important structure in the brain involved in motor control.
• Caudate mammals are distinguished from those lacking tails by their evolutionary adaptations.
• The tadpole's caudate form changes dramatically during metamorphosis into a frog.
• Scientists observed the caudate appendage of the comet as it approached the sun.
• In comparative anatomy, caudate vertebrates include most mammals and reptiles.