Thesaurus: apod
Alt. of Apodal
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- n. Alt. of Apodal
- n. Alt. of Apode
- 1. Without feet; footless. 2. (Zoöl.) Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels. One of certain animals that have no feet or footlike organs; esp. one of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no feet. Note: The bird of paradise formerly had the name Paradisea apoda, being supposed to have no feet, as these were wanting in the specimens first obtained from the East Indies.
- n. Alt. of Apodal n. Alt. of Apode