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caudal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Caudal may
refer to:
Caudal (anatomical term) (from
Latin cauda; tail), used to
describe how
close something...
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Caudal vertebrae are the
vertebrae of the tail in many vertebrates. In birds, the last few
caudal vertebrae fuse into the pygostyle, and in apes, including...
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Caudal duplication, (or
caudal duplication syndrome) is a rare
congenital disorder in
which various structures of the
caudal region,
embryonic cloaca,...
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water to
generate thrust and help the fish swim.
Apart from the tail or
caudal fin, fish fins have no
direct connection with the back bone and are supported...
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instead of
changing the content. The
situation of
caudals in
Rinconsaurus also
suggested procoelous caudals were no
longer diagnostic,
because in the tail...
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Caudal regression syndrome, or
sacral agenesis (or
hypoplasia of the sacrum), is a rare
birth defect. It is a
congenital disorder in
which the
fetal development...
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Caudal luring is a form of
aggressive mimicry characterized by the
waving or
wriggling of the predator's tail to
attract prey. This
movement attracts small...
- The
caudal ramus (plural:
caudal rami) is a
characteristic feature of
primitive crustaceans.
Located on the anal
somite (telson segment), the
caudal ramus...
- body part ****ociated with or
proximal to the tail are
given the
adjective "
caudal" (which is
considered a more
precise anatomical terminology).
Animal tails...
- A
caudal rib is a rib that
occurs in the tail of a vertebrate. They are
commonly present on the more
anterior caudal vertebrae of reptiles. In many taxa...
