Tailless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without a tail; not having a tail. not-comparable

    "Cavies are caviomorphs. Caviomorphs are tailless South American rodents that are characterized by having one pair of mammae (teats), four digits on the forefoot, and three digits on the hind foot, as well as special anatomical features of the head and jaws."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not having a tail wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
acaudalacaudalacaudateacaudateanurousexcaudate

Example

More examples

"Gibbons are the smallest tailless monkeys. They are excellent acrobats."

Etymology

From Middle English tailles, equivalent to tail + -less.

More for "tailless"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.