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rumpless, a.|ˈrʌmplɪs|
[f. rump n.1 + -less.]
Having no rump or tail; tailless. Hence ˈrumplessness, the state of being without a rump.
1668Charleton Onomast. 79 Indicus Sine Uropygio, Rumpless. 1746Francis tr. Hor., Sat. ii. viii. 114 Then saw we blackbirds with o'er-roasted breast, Laid on the board, and ringdoves rumpless dress'd! 1783Latham Gen. Synop. Birds II. ii. 705 Rumpless Cock. This odd variety.. wants even the rudiment of a tail. 1850Fraser's Mag. XLI. 656 Those who delight in oddities know how to secure a breed of rumpless fowls and tailless cats. 1885Encycl. Brit. XIX. 646/1 Rumpless fowls are those in which the coccygeal vertebræ are absent; there is consequently no tail. 1945Jrnl. Exper. Zool. XCVIII. 65 The injection of solutions of certain chemicals into unincubated chicken eggs led to the appearance of increased numbers of rumpless embryos and chicks. Ibid. 67 Insulin produced a high degree of rumplessness. 1971N.Z. Med. Jrnl. LXXIII. 340 (heading) Lumbo-sacral agenesis or rumplessness [in humans]. |