Lacking hands or hand-like appendages, used in zoological and anatomical descriptions.
From Greek 'a-' (without) plus 'cheir' (hand) with the suffix '-ous' (characterized by), describing organisms without hands or hand-like structures.
Acheirous creatures like jellyfish or worms completely lack hands yet accomplish complex tasks through different body parts—it reminds us that our hand-centric view of the world isn't universal in nature.
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