rump
noun
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
rumpless
-
a word derived from
rump.
Example Sentences
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At the top of the heap are "social X rays," rumpless women of a certain age who believe one cannot be too rich or too thin.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Isle of Man, famed for rumpless chickens, tailless cats and interned British Fascists, had trouble with its Fascists last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
They are a freak breed born practically without tail feathers, thus look rumpless when viewed in profile.
From Time Magazine Archive
This bird came from a family where, as I was told, the breed had kept true for twenty years; but rumpless fowls often produce chickens with tails.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 by Charles Darwin
In three rumpless fowls the caudal vertebrae were few in number, and anchylosed together into a misformed mass.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 by Charles Darwin
