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单词 acaudal
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acaudaladj.

Brit. /(ˌ)eɪˈkɔːdl/, U.S. /eɪˈkɔd(ə)l/, /eɪˈkɑd(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix6, caudal adj.
Etymology: < a- prefix6 + caudal adj. Compare slightly earlier acaudate adj. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ăkǭ·dăl) /əˈkɔːdəl/.
Zoology.
Tailless; acaudate.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [adjective] > relating to the tail > having a tail > not having
tailless15..
untailed1807
acaudate1835
acaudal1840
rumpy1845
ecaudate1849
1840 O'B. Bellingham in Mag. Nat. Hist. 4 241 The body of the animal is soft, flattened in parts, in others nearly cylindrical: it terminates posteriorly in acaudal vesicle.
1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 121/2 The several stages of development of the peculiar acaudal..spermatic corpuscles.
1912 W. Patten Evol. Vertebr. & their Kin xv. 280 Acephalic and Acaudal Embryos.—A common abnormality consists in the extensive reduction of the anterior or posterior metameres.
1997 Copeia 9 Dec. 884/2 Eight turtles of each tail phenotype (normal and acaudal) were used for experimental testing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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