7 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
adjective not having a tail
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)der. English uro- Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English anurous From an- + uro- + -ous.
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