limb
noun
a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing.
limbless
-
a word derived from
limb.
Example Sentences
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Yet scientists still do not fully understand how snakes developed their long, limbless bodies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
The first Roman Torlonia acquired important antique sculptures assembled by earlier collectors, with everything restored to perfection—no missing noses or limbless torsos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
Scientists studying the feeding behavior of caecilians—a group of limbless, egg-laying creatures—observed their offspring making a peculiar and rarely heard sound.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 6, 2024
It is so old, in fact, that it has legs, where modern caecilians are limbless, looking like worms and snakes.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
His throat tightened in horror as his eyes traveled up its limbless body to its head and found that where he’d expected a reptilian skull was something else.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
