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short-legged

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having short legs, particularly in proportion to one's body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From short + legged.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: camacurt — having short legs
  • Danish: kortbenet — having short legs
  • Finnish: lyhytjalkainen — having short legs
  • Finnish: persjalkainen — having short legs
  • French: court sur pattes — having short legs
  • German: kurzbeinig — having short legs
  • Greek: μικροσκελής (mikroskelís) — having short legs
  • Ancient Greek: μικροσκελής (mikroskelḗs) — having short legs
  • Irish: gearrchosach — having short legs
  • Polish: krótkonogi — having short legs
  • Russian: коротконо́гий (korotkonógij) — having short legs
  • Spanish: paticorto — having short legs
  • Turkish: bacaksız — having short legs
  • Ottoman Turkish: باجاقسز (bacaksız) — having short legs