apodal Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite (of snakes and eels) naturally footless
apodous.
- eels are apodal
WordNet
Ap"od, Ap"o*dal adjective
(Also<
- Apod
- Apodal
)
Etymology
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Without feet; footless. -
(Zoöl.) Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels.
Ap"od, Ap"ode noun
(Also<
- Apod
- Apode
)
Etymology
Gr. , , footless; priv. + , , foot.Wordforms
Definitions
(Zoöl.) One of certain animals that have no feet or footlike organs; esp. one of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no feet. ✍ The bird of paradise formerly had the name Paradisea apoda , being supposed to have no feet, as these were wanting in the specimens first obtained from the East Indies.
