caudated

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cau·date

(kô′dāt′) also cau·dat·ed (-dā′tĭd)

adj.

Having a tail or taillike appendage.

[Medieval Latin caudātus, from Latin cauda, tail.]

cau·da′tion n.

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caudated - having a tail or taillike appendage

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zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals

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