tailless
tailless adjective: without a tail; not having a tail.
Adjective
tailless (not comparable)
- Without a tail; not having a tail.
- Cavies are caviomorphs. Caviomorphs are tailless South American rodents that are characterized by having one pair of mammae (teats), four digits on the forefoot, and three digits on the hind foot, as well as special anatomical features of the head and jaws.2003, Sharon Lynn Vanderlip, The Guinea Pig Handbook, page 11
- The Manx Rat: This tailless rat variety is usually smaller than the standard rat with front legs that are shorter than its hind legs.2006, Colin Patterson, Pet Rats, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 23
tailless meaning in Sanskrit and Tagalog
tailless in Sanskrit
- tailless
- विशिख viśikha
tailless in Tagalog
- without a tail
- punggi, tukong
Synonyms of tailless
Origin of tailless
From Middle English tailles, equivalent to tail + -less.
Words formed from tailless
Questions about tailless
- What does tailless mean?
- Tailless means without a tail; not having a tail.
- What is tailless in Sanskrit?
- Tailless in Sanskrit is विशिख (viśikha). See Tailless meaning in Sanskrit.
- What part of speech is tailless?
- Tailless is an adjective.
Words near tailless in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tailless (page history and authors); विशिख (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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