caudocephalic

English

Etymology

From caudo- +‎ cephalic.

Adjective

caudocephalic (not comparable)

1. Going from the tail to the head.
   • 2016 January 16, “Male Courtship Pheromones Induce Cloacal Gaping in Female Newts (Salamandridae)”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     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 ].

Related terms

• cephalocaudal