The removal of a tail or tail-like structure; the process or result of becoming tailless.
From de- + caudation (having a tail, from cauda). Medical and biological term describing tail removal or the natural loss of tails.
Decaudation happens naturally in some animals—tadpoles undergo decaudation as they transform into frogs, essentially losing their tails as legs develop.
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