An organism or creature that lacks hands or hand-like appendages, sometimes used in mythological or fictional contexts.
From Greek 'a-' (without) plus 'cheir' (hand), used as a noun form to describe beings without hands, found in classical and medieval texts.
Ancient Greeks used 'acheirus' to describe mythological creatures that defied normal anatomy—it shows how their language let them imagine beings that violated physical laws in storytelling.
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