excaudate

American

[eks-kaw-deyt] / ɛksˈkɔ deɪt /

adjective

Zoology.

tailless; lacking a tail or taillike process.

excaudate British

/ ɛksˈkɔːdeɪt /

adjective

zoology having no tail or tail-like process; tailless

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Etymology

Origin of excaudate

ex- ¹ + caudate

Example Sentences

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Ecaudate: without tails or tail-like processes: usually applied to wings : = excaudate.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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