limblessness

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noun

The state or condition of being limbless; lack of limbs.

“Limblessness has evolved separately among snakes, caecilians, and slowworms.”

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Meanings

nounlimblessness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being limbless; lack of limbs.

    Limblessness has evolved separately among snakes, caecilians, and slowworms.

Origin

From limbless + -ness.

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APA

limblessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limblessness

MLA

“limblessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limblessness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limblessness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limblessness.

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