In zoology, not having cardinal points or primary structures; lacking main anatomical reference points or cardinal features.
From Latin e- (without) + cardinalis (principal, from cardo meaning hinge). This is a technical zoological term describing organisms or structures that lack key anatomical landmarks.
Zoologists gave this word to creatures so weird or simple that they don't even have the basic 'cardinal' body structures other animals use as reference points!
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