Caudate \Cau"date\, Caudated \Cau"da*ted\ a. [L. cauda tail.] Having a tail; having a termination like a tail.
caudate n 1: a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain [syn: {caudate nucleus}] 2: amphibians that resemble lizards [syn: {urodele}] caudate adj 1: having a tail or taillike appendage [syn: {caudated}] [ant: {acaudate}] 2: of a leaf shape; tapering gradually into a long taillike tip