Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having no limbs: Describes a creature or entity that completely lacks limbs (arms, legs, wings, or other projecting appendages used for movement or manipulation).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • A snake is a limbless reptile.
  • The fossil was identified as a limbless amphibian.
  • Some species of lizards have evolved into limbless forms.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific/Technical Context: The term is frequently used in zoology, biology, and paleontology to describe anatomical characteristics.
  • The study focused on the locomotion of limbless vertebrates.

Variants and Related Words

• Limb (n): A projecting part of an animal or human body, such as an arm, leg, or wing.
  • The accident resulted in the loss of a limb.
• Limbed (adj): Having limbs.
  • Most mammals are four-limbed creatures.

Synonyms

• Apodal (adj): (Technical) Lacking feet or foot-like appendages; often used for certain fish or amphibians.
• Legless (adj): Specifically lacking legs. (Note: "Legless" is more specific than "limbless," which can also imply the absence of arms/wings).

Antonyms

• Limbed (adj): Having limbs.
• Quadrupedal (adj): Using four limbs for locomotion.

Adjective

1. having no limbs
   • a snake is a limbless reptile