A taxonomic designation or descriptive term for animals having a tail or tail-like structures, used in scientific classification.
From Latin cauda (tail) plus the feminine Latin nominative plural or singular form suffix -ata. This term preserves Latin grammar for scientific precision in naming tail-bearing organisms.
Scientists use 'Caudata' as the formal name for salamanders—the whole order of these creatures is literally named 'the tailed ones,' which makes sense if you've ever seen a salamander's impressive tail.
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