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adelopod

/əˈdɛləpɒd/

adelopod noun: an animal having feet that are not apparent.

adelopod: an animal having feet that are not apparent
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Noun

adelopod (plural adelopods)

  1. (obsolete, rare) An animal having feet that are not apparent.
    • […] adelopods, such as clams, quahaugs, and shell-skids.1871, The Illustrated Police News, volume 11, page 2
    • Maiden, gliding o'er the sod, / As by the Graces' sandal shod, / Art thou an adelopod?1878, William Tucker Washburn, Poems, page 227

Forms of adelopod

pluraladelopods

Origin of adelopod

From Ancient Greek ἄδηλος (ádēlos, “invisible”) + English -pod.

Questions about adelopod

What does adelopod mean?
Adelopod means an animal having feet that are not apparent.
What part of speech is adelopod?
Adelopod is a noun.
How do you pronounce adelopod?
Adelopod is pronounced /əˈdɛləpɒd/.
What is the plural of adelopod?
The plural of adelopod is adelopods.

Words near adelopod in the dictionary

  1. adelomorphous
  2. Adelong
  3. Adelophagi
  4. adelophthalmid
  5. adelophthalmids
  6. adelopod
  7. adelopode
  8. adelopodes
  9. adelopods
  10. Adelphi
  11. adelphia

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