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pachypod

/ˈpækɪˌpɑd/

pachypod noun: any of a group of animals with thick feet.

Noun

pachypod (plural pachypods)

  1. (attributive, sometimes) Any of a group of animals with thick feet.
    • In size and form of the bones this metapodium suggests comparison with the pachypod mammals, and most conspicuously, by the presence of five digits, with the elephant, in which the metapodial bones are equally large.1871, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, volume 8, page 313

Forms of pachypod

pluralpachypods

Origin of pachypod

From pachy- + -pod.

Questions about pachypod

What does pachypod mean?
Pachypod means any of a group of animals with thick feet.
What part of speech is pachypod?
Pachypod is a noun.
How do you pronounce pachypod?
Pachypod is pronounced /ˈpækɪˌpɑd/.
What is the plural of pachypod?
The plural of pachypod is pachypods.

Words near pachypod in the dictionary

  1. pachyphyllous
  2. pachypleurosaur
  3. pachypleurosaurid
  4. pachypleurosaurids
  5. pachypleurosaurs
  6. pachypod
  7. pachypodol
  8. pachypods
  9. pachyporid
  10. pachyporids
  11. pachyptile

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