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metapode

metapode noun: the posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.

Noun

metapode (plural metapodes)

  1. The posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.

Forms of metapode

pluralmetapodes

Origin of metapode

From New Latin metapodium, from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) + πούς (poús). By surface analysis, meta- + -pode.

Questions about metapode

What does metapode mean?
Metapode means the posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.
What part of speech is metapode?
Metapode is a noun.
What is the plural of metapode?
The plural of metapode is metapodes.

Words near metapode in the dictionary

  1. metapneumovirus
  2. metapneumoviruses
  3. metapneustic
  4. metapodal
  5. metapodals
  6. metapode
  7. metapodeon
  8. metapodes
  9. metapodia
  10. metapodial
  11. metapodiale

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