limbless

Meanings

• adjective

  Lacking limbs or arms and legs.

  - "The snake was limbless."
  - "The eel is a limbless fish."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with limbless
helpless , endless , hopeless

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Variants

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limb , limbier , limbiest , limbless , limbs , limby , out on a limb

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Etymology

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From the Old English word 'liman' meaning 'limb' and the suffix '-less' meaning 'without'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest limbless animal is the giant eel, which can grow up to 8 feet long.

2. Some animals, such as the axolotl, are born limbless but develop limbs as they grow.

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Related Concepts

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1. Amphibians: Some amphibians, such as snakes and eels, are limbless.

2. Prosthetics: People who are limbless may use prosthetic limbs to help them move around.

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Culture

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In literature, limbless creatures are often used as metaphors for vulnerability or powerlessness. For example, in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket', the protagonist encounters a race of limbless people who live in a subterranean world.

How to Memorize "limbless"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a snake or an eel, both of which are limbless.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'limbless' with creatures or things that lack limbs.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'limbless' means 'without limbs'.

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