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ap⋅o⋅dous

  [ap-uh-duhs]
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–adjective
apodal.
Origin:
apod(al) + -ous

ap⋅o⋅dal

  [ap-uh-dl]
–adjective Zoology.
1. having no distinct feet or footlike members.
2. belonging or pertaining to the orders Apoda and Apodes, comprising various groups of animals without limbs.
Also, apodous.

Origin:
1760–70; < Gk apod-, s. of ápous footless (see a- 6 , -pod ) + -al 1
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ap·o·dal   (āp'ə-dl)   
adj.  Having no limbs, feet, or footlike appendages.

[From Greek apous : a-, without; see a-1 + pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
ap·o·dous   (āp'ə-dəs)   
adj.  Variant of apodal.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ap·o·dal
Pronunciation: 'ap-&d-&l
Variant: or ap·o·dous /-&d-&s/
Function:adjective
: having no feet
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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apodal ap·o·dal (āp'ə-dl) or ap·o·dous (-dəs)
adj.
Having no feet or footlike appendages.

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