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apodous

apodous adjective: apodal.

Adjective

apodous (not comparable)

  1. apodal
    • Weevil larvae are apodous; in contrast, most scarab larvae bear six hooklike legs.
    • Snakes, worms, certain fish, and other limbless creatures are all apodous, while visibly similar creatures (such as millipedes or centipedes) use a different type of movement called a metachronal gait.

apodous meaning in Tamil and Urdu

apodous in Tamil

கால்களற்ற

apodous in Urdu

بے پا

Origin of apodous

From a- + -podous.

Questions about apodous

What does apodous mean?
Apodous means apodal.
What is apodous in Tamil?
Apodous in Tamil is கால்களற்ற. See Apodous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is apodous?
Apodous is an adjective.

Words near apodous in the dictionary

  1. apodizes
  2. apodizing
  3. apodoses
  4. apodosis
  5. apodotic
  6. apodous
  7. apods
  8. apodyopsis
  9. apodyteria
  10. apodyterium
  11. apodyteriums

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