Acaudal (Adjective)
Meaning
Lacking a tail or taillike appendage.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Apes are generally considered acaudal because they lack visible tails.
- A notable characteristic of the acaudal nature of some monkeys is the loss of external tails during their evolution.
- Most primates including humans have an acaudal appearance with internal vestigial remnants of a tailbone.
- Fossil records suggest the earliest humans likely evolved from tailed primates and later developed acaudal traits.
- Chimpanzees exhibit a distinct acaudal trait where only internal tailbones are present, lacking external tails altogether.