a. Zool. [ad. mod.L. caudiformis, f. cauda tail; see -FORM.] Tail-shaped, resembling a tail.

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1839–47.  Todd, Cycl. Anat., III. 699/1. A caudiform prolongation of the upper portion.

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1856–8.  W. Clark, Van der Hoeven’s Zool., I. 642. Branchipus.… Abdomen caudiform.

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