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unappendaged

unappendaged

9.9
Having no limbs like arms or legs attached
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəˈpɛndɪdʒd/
  • Specialized
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  • The tadpoles are unappendaged at birth, but later develop small limbs.

Examples

  • Many invertebrates appear unappendaged to the naked eye.

  • An unappendaged body can be a result of genetic mutation.

  • This early fossil was initially thought to be unappendaged due to poor preservation.

  • The creature was entirely unappendaged.

  • Many marine invertebrates, such as jellyfish, appear unappendaged to the naked eye.

  • The embryos of certain species are unappendaged in their early development stages.

  • Some early life forms are completely unappendaged, lacking any limbs or appendages.

Synonyms

limbless
vsunappendaged
1 5.0

A creature without arms or legs, like a snake

is broader, applying to absence of any attached appendage

Antonyms

appendaged
  • Specialized
8.0

A thing with extra parts like arms or tentacles attached to the body

Surface Forms

unappendaged positive

Morphology

unappendaged = appendaged (transparent) = un + appendage + ed

Clear negation by 'un-' of the adjective 'appendaged' (formed from 'appendage' + '-ed'), so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word unappendaged is formed from un- meaning 'not' and appendage meaning 'an attached part or limb'. So unappendaged describes something 'not having any attached limbs or extra parts', for example an animal that looks to have no arms or legs.