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polypodous

polypodous adjective: having numerous legs.

Adjective

polypodous (comparative more polypodous, superlative most polypodous)

  1. Having numerous legs.

Forms of polypodous

comparativemore polypodous
superlativemost polypodous

Origin of polypodous

From poly- + -podous.

Questions about polypodous

What does polypodous mean?
Polypodous means having numerous legs.
What part of speech is polypodous?
Polypodous is an adjective.

Words near polypodous in the dictionary

  1. polypodiaceous
  2. polypodies
  3. polypodium
  4. polypodiums
  5. polypodoside
  6. polypodous
  7. polypods
  8. polypody
  9. polypoid
  10. polypoidal
  11. polypolies

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