peromelous, a. Zool.
(pɪəˈrɒmɪləs)
[f. Gr. πηροµελής with maimed limbs (f. πηρός maimed + µέλος limb) + -ous.]
Having the limbs defective or wanting, as the group Peromela (Duméril 1841) or Ophiomorpha of Amphibians, now Aistopoda.
| 1875 Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 751/1 Some Labyrinthodonts were devoid of limbs, or peromelous. Ibid. 770/2 The peromelous modification of the Labyrinthodont type. |