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limblessness

limblessness noun: the state or condition of being limbless; lack of limbs.

Noun

limblessness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being limbless; lack of limbs.
    • Limblessness has evolved separately among snakes, caecilians, and slowworms.

Origin of limblessness

From limbless + -ness.

Questions about limblessness

What does limblessness mean?
Limblessness means the state or condition of being limbless; lack of limbs.
What part of speech is limblessness?
Limblessness is a noun.

Words near limblessness in the dictionary

  1. limbiest
  2. limbiness
  3. limbing
  4. limbless
  5. limblessly
  6. limblessness
  7. limbline
  8. limblines
  9. limbmeal
  10. limbo
  11. limbo set

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