excaudate

excaudate
/eks kaw"dayt/, adj. Zool.
tailless; lacking a tail or taillike process.
[EX-1 + CAUDATE]

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excaudate /eks-köˈdāt/ (zoology)
adjective
Having no tail
ORIGIN: L ex- without, and cauda tail

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • excaudate — /eks kaw dayt/, adj. Zool. tailless; lacking a tail or taillike process. [EX 1 + CAUDATE] * * * …   Universalium

  • excaudate — adjective Not caudate; without a cauda. Syn: tailless …   Wiktionary

  • excaudate — /ɛksˈkɔdeɪt/ (say eks kawdayt) adjective (of animals) tailless. {ex 1 + caudate} …  

  • excaudate —   a. tailless …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • ecaudate — adj. [Gr. ek, out of; L. cauda, tail] Lacking a cauda or tail like process or structure; excaudate …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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