# caudation

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The property of having a caudate extension or tail.
2. A caudate extension or tail.
3. A fibrous growth.
4. A section appended to the end of a word, line, or poem.
5. The addition of a caudation.

## Etymology
From the Medieval Latin caudātus, from the Classical Latin cauda (“tail”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/caudation