acaudate

9.9

Having no tail or tail-like part

adjective
/ˌeɪˈkɔːdeɪt/

Specialized

: acaudado

Some species of frogs are acaudate as adults, having lost their tails during development.

Examples

The tadpole transitions from having a long tail to becoming an acaudate adult frog.
In the fossil record, several acaudate mammals have been identified by their skeletal structure.
The acaudate frog is fascinating.
Did you see the acaudate fish?
Some species of frogs are acaudate as adults, having lost their tails during development.
In the fossil record, several acaudate mammals have been identified by their skeletal structure.
The tadpole transitions from having a long tail to becoming an acaudate adult frog.

Synonyms

tailless

vsacaudate

1 3.9

An animal or object without a tail

is more specific, used for animals or parts rather than objects

acaudal

vsacaudate

Specialized

9.9

Not having a tail or tail-like part

is the same meaning but uses a different spelling form

anurous

vsacaudate

Specialized

9.9

An animal, often a frog, that has no tail

is broader, applying to any animal or part rather than mainly amphibians

Antonyms

tailed

1 3.4

Having a long or short part that sticks out at the back

caudate

Specialized

1 9.9

Having a tail or tail-like extension

How Tailed

tailed

1 3.4

short-tailed

4.0

acaudate

Specialized

9.9

Surface Forms

acaudate positive

Morphology

acaudate = caudate (semi-transparent) = a + caud + ate

If a learner knows the technical adjective 'caudate', the meaning 'not caudate' is fairly recoverable, but the privative prefix 'a-' is not highly familiar outside scientific vocabulary.

Etymology

Acaudate is made of the prefix a- meaning 'without' and the root caud- meaning 'tail'. So an acaudate animal is one 'without a tail', which is why the word is used to describe animals that lack a tail or tail-like part.