legless

British  

/ ˈlɛɡlɪs /

adjective

1. without legs

2. informal very drunk

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Example Sentences

But nature breaks rules all the time, and the latest animals to confound the yolk vs. milk binary are caecilians, the egg-laying, legless amphibians that look like worms.

From New York Times

Look for the European legless lizard, a friendly high contrast white ball python, and unusual vintage art made of butterfly wings.

From Seattle Times

When born, baby caecilians — legless amphibians that look like a mash-up of a snake and a worm — use their tiny hook-shaped teeth to scrape off their mother’s skin and feast.

From New York Times

Diners sit in front of a sign advertising frogs’ legs in a restaurant as a despondent legless amphibian rolls out of the kitchen.

From New York Times

Now scientists have finally straightened out how these legless escape artists use only a simple collection of muscles and neurons to seamlessly slither out of tight tangles.

From Scientific American