Definition of "caudal" []

• Of, at, or near the tail or hind parts; posterior: the caudal fin of a fish. (adjective)
• Situated beneath or on the underside; inferior. (adjective)
• Anatomy Similar to a tail in form or function. (adjective)

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• "The swelling anterior to the pit and partially covering it is called the caudal horn."
• "This gland is known as the caudal gland and the depression containing it as the caudal pit or caudal fossa."
• "Some anglers call the caudal peduncle area the “wrist,” especially on Atlantic salmon."