caudocephalic en · ADJ
Etymology
From caudo- + cephalic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Going from the tail to the head.
Cloacal gaping as a female response to males is also known in several snake species, where males perform caudocephalic waving (i.e. muscular contractions from cloaca to head) towards females [42 ,43 ], and the female responds by lifting her tail and gaping her cloaca [44 ,45 ].
2016 January 16, “Male Courtship Pheromones Induce Cloacal Gaping in Female Newts (Salamandridae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: