Pertaining to or situated near the tail; having the nature or appearance of a tail. SpecificallyIn anatomy, having a position or relation toward the tail when compared with some other part: the opposite of cephalic (which see). Thus, the neck is a caudal part of the body with reference to the head. See caudad.In entomology, pertaining to or on the end of the abdomen: as, a caudal style; a caudal spot.n. In ichthyology, the caudal fin of a fish.n. In anatomy a caudal or coccygeal vertebra. Abbreviated cd. in ichthyological formulas.