apodous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ap′ə dəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ap•o•dous  (ap′ə dəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Zoologyapodal.
  • apod(al) + -ous

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ap•o•dal  (ap′ə dl),USA pronunciation adj. [Zool.]
  1. Zoologyhaving no distinct feet or footlike members.
  2. Zoologybelonging or pertaining to the orders Apoda and Apodes, comprising various groups of animals without limbs.
Also, apodous. 
  • Greek apod-, stem of ápous footless (see a-6, -pod) + -al1
  • 1760–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
apodal /ˈæpədəl/, apodous adj
  1. (of snakes, eels, etc) without feet; having no obvious hind limbs or pelvic fins
Etymology: 18th Century: from Greek apous from a-1 + pous foot
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