Definition of "cauda" [cauda]

• In zoology and anatomy, a tail or tail-like appendage. (noun)
• In botany, a tail-like appendage. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "As already mentioned (page 750), the term cauda equina is applied to this collection of nerve roots."
• "And, indeed, the nerve mass is called cauda equina (kaw'duh ee-kw/nuh; "tail of a horse" L)."
• "From the appearance these nerves present at their attachment to the medulla spinalis and from their great length they are collectively termed the cauda equina (Fig. 662)."