caudo-, caud-

(Latin: tail, toward the tail; downward)

acaudal
acaudate
brevicaudate (adjective)
Having a short tail or short-tailed.
cauda
caudal (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Relating to the posterior or tail part of a body: In class, the students saw a photo of a fish including its caudal fin.
2. Taillike: In the fairy tale, a creature with caudal appendages appeared from behind a big bush. .
caudalis
caudate
caudation
caudiform
caudocephaled
cephalocaudal
coward (s) (noun), cowards (pl)
Someone who lacks courage in facing danger, difficult situations, opposition by others, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person: The soldier was an obvious coward who deserted his fellow troops by sneaking away during the night when he was on guard duty and trying to hide in a nearby city.
cowardly
ecaudate
longicaudate

Related "tail" word units: cerc-; uro-.