Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Without a tail; tailless.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In zoology, tailless; destitute of a tail or tail-like process; ecaudate.
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- adjective zoology Not
caudate ; without acauda .
Etymologies
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ex- + caudate
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Ecaudate: without tails or tail-like processes: usually applied to wings: = excaudate.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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