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Darwin wasn't just provocative in saying that we descend from the apes - he didn't go far enough. We are apes in every way, from our long arms and tailless bodies to our habits and temperament.
Frans de Waal

Meaning of "tailless" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAILLESS

tailless  [ˈteɪllɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAILLESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tailless is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TAILLESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tailless in the English dictionary

The definition of tailless in the dictionary is lacking a tail. Other definition of tailless is having the main control surfaces on its wings.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAILLESS


aisleless
ˈaɪllɪs
bowelless
ˈbaʊəllɪs
coalless
ˈkəʊllɪs
gaolless
ˈdʒeɪllɪs
gill-less
ˈɡɪllɪs
guileless
ˈɡaɪllɪs
heelless
ˈhiːllɪs
mail-less
ˈmeɪllɪs
nail-less
ˈneɪllɪs
pileless
ˈpaɪllɪs
recoilless
rɪˈkɔɪllɪs
sailless
ˈseɪllɪs
shell-less
ˈʃɛllɪs
soilless
ˈsɔɪllɪs
soulless
ˈsəʊllɪs
styleless
ˈstaɪllɪs
tableless
ˈteɪbəllɪs
veilless
ˈveɪllɪs
wall-less
ˈwɔːllɪs
zealless
ˈziːllɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAILLESS

taileron
tailfin
tailfly
tailgate
tailgater
tailgating
tailhopping
tailing
tailings
taille
taillessness
tailleur
taillie
tailor
tailor-made
tailor-make
tailor´s
tailor´s chalk
tailor´s dummy
tailor´s-tack

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAILLESS

bless
bottomless
endless
goalless
homeless
hopeless
jailless
less
much less
nevertheless
railless
regardless
rivalless
shawlless
skilless
stainless
toilless
trailless
unless
wireless

Synonyms and antonyms of tailless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tailless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAILLESS

Find out the translation of tailless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tailless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tailless» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无尾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin cola
570 millions of speakers

English

tailless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिना पूंछ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أبتر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бесхвостые
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sem cauda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুচ্ছহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans queue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak bermaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwanzlos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

尾のない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꼬리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tailless
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có đuôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாலில்லாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॉलेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuyruksuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senza coda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezogonowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безхвості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tailless
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ουρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stertloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svanslösa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

haleløs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tailless

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAILLESS»

The term «tailless» is regularly used and occupies the 70.759 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAILLESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tailless

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QUOTES WITH «TAILLESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tailless.
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Frans de Waal
Darwin wasn't just provocative in saying that we descend from the apes - he didn't go far enough. We are apes in every way, from our long arms and tailless bodies to our habits and temperament.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAILLESS»

Discover the use of tailless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tailless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bangle Bear: The Tale of a Tailless Cat
Bangle Bear is an adventurous story of an adopted tailless cat.
Martha Steward, 2011
2
The Adventures of Tommy the Tailless Squirrel
This story is about a little squirrel who is not liked by the other squirrels because he is different, until he does something brave and caring.
Jacqueline Heistman, 2010
3
Flying Wings and Tailless Aircraft
This brilliant new volume provides a comprehensive history of flying wings and tailless aircraft.
Bill Rose, 2010
4
Control of a Swept Wing Tailless Aircraft Through Wing Morphing
Abstract CONTROL OF A SWEPT WING TAILLESS AIRCRAFT THROUGH WING MORPHING by Richard W. Guiler Inspired by flight in nature, work done by Lippisch, the Hortens, and Northrop offered insight to achieving the efficiency of bird ...
Richard W. Guiler, 2007
5
Genetics
The tailless trait in the Manx cat is determined by the alleles of a single gene. In the cross Manx × Manx, both tailless and tailed progeny are produced, in a ratio of 2 tailless : 1 tailed. All tailless progeny from this cross, when mated with tailed,  ...
6
The Tailless Batrachians of Europe
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Ray Society, George Albert Boulenger, 2011
7
Mexican tailless amphibians in the United States National museum
This report was originally intented to report on the herpetological collections made by Dr. E. W. Nelson and Edward A. Goldman in Mexico, but was enlarged to include material available at the National Museum and other American institutions.
Remington Kellogg, 1932
8
Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Joint ...
WHY THIS TECHNOLOGY IS HIGH PRIORITY- REDUCED TAIL/TAILLESS FIGHTER CONFIGURATION Program Objective Based upon initial ongoing studies, the tailless or reduced tail design configurations appear to offer very high  ...
United States. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, 1994
9
Genetics
The tailless trait in the Manx cat is determined by the alleles of a single gene. In the cross Manx × Manx, both tailless and tailed progeny are produced, in a ratio of 2 tailless : 1 tailed. All tailless progeny from this cross, when mated with tailed,  ...
Daniel L. Hartl, Maryellen Ruvolo, 2011
10
Student Solutions Manual and Supplemental Problems to ...
The tailless trait in the Manx cat is determined by the alleles of a single gene. In the cross Manx × Manx, both tailless and tailed progeny are produced, in a ratio of 2 tailless : 1 tailed. All tailless progeny from this cross, when mated with tailed,  ...
Daniel Hartl, Maryellen Ruvolo, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAILLESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tailless is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tailless gator removed from Cape Coral neighborhood
Tailless gator removed from Cape Coral neighborhood. Posted: Apr 21, 2015 7:22 AM PDT. Tuesday, April 21, 2015 10:22 AM EDT. Updated: Apr 21, 2015 ... «NBC2 News, Apr 15»
2
Cape Coral Police Rescue Tailless Gator
Police came to the rescue of a badly injured alligator that was missing a portion of its tail as it casually crossed a street in a residential neighborhood early ... «NBC 6 South Florida, Apr 15»
3
Tale of the tailless quail
DEAR JOAN: I've been enjoying a pair of quail at my backyard feeder the last several weeks, and just noticed the male has lost his tail feathers. Is this something ... «San Jose Mercury News, Apr 15»
4
Have you got a tailless calf? If so, the ICBF wants to know
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is on the lookout for tailless calves. Recently, the ICBF said it was looking for funny looking calves and, in that search ... «Agriland, Mar 15»
5
Scary scorpions at the Blue Planet Aquarium
As well as the tailless whip scorpions and giant vinegaroons, people will be able to hold things like flat rock scorpions, giant African train millipedes, Chile rose ... «ChesterChronicle.co.uk, Feb 15»
6
The tale of Ryerson's tailless squirrel
You've seen it around campus and I know that you do a double take every time. Were your eyes playing tricks on you, or was that really a tailless squirrel? It's the ... «The Eyeopener, Oct 14»
7
'Dolphin Tale' aquarium struggles despite movie's success
The movie ends with Winter, the tailless dolphin, helping save the struggling Florida aquarium that rescued her. In real life, the story has not yet wrapped up so ... «Washington Post, Sep 14»
8
Boeing's X-36 Is the Single Coolest R/C Plane in the History of …
Instead, the team opted to instead build a pair of 28 percent scale unmanned UAVs, known officially as the X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft ... «Gizmodo, Mar 14»
9
Gene knockdown affects aggression in the fruit fly
In a report that appears online in the journal Nature Communications, Dierick and his colleagues studied a transcription factor called tailless that is similar to one ... «Baylor College of Medicine News, Feb 14»
10
China 'Flies First Aircraft Carrier Stealth Drone'
Local media reported the tailless delta-wing drone named Lijian, or "Sharp Sword" had successfully completed a 20-minute trial flight. The test run was ... «IBTimes.co.uk, Nov 13»

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