tailless

/'teillis/

Thân thiện

A tailless frog sits on a large green lily pad in a pond.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking a tail; without a tail: Describes an animal or object that naturally does not have a tail or has had its tail removed.

Usage

• The word "tailless" is used to describe the physical characteristic of an animal or, less commonly, an object that is missing the appendage typically found at its rear end. It is a descriptive term often used in biology and zoology.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The Manx cat is a famous tailless breed.
  • Frogs are generally tailless amphibians as adults.
  • The toy robot was designed to be tailless.

Advanced Usage

• In Biology: Used to describe species or genetic mutations where the tail is absent.
  • Researchers studied the tailless mutation in mice.
• Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to describe something that is incomplete or missing a concluding part.
  • The report felt tailless, ending abruptly without a proper summary.

Variants and Related Words

• Anurous (adj): A technical, chiefly zoological synonym meaning tailless, especially applied to amphibians like frogs and toads.
  • Anurous toads and frogs were observed in the pond.

Synonyms

• Bobtailed: Having a tail that is very short or appears to be cut off.
• Acaudal: A technical term meaning lacking a tail.

Antonyms

• Tailed: Having a tail.
• Caudate: Having a tail or a tail-like appendage.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not having a tail
   • anurous toads and frogs

Từ đồng nghĩa

• anurous