stemapodEnt.|ˈstɛməpɒd| [f.Gr. στῆµα filament + ποδ-, πούς foot.] One of the caudal filaments of the caterpillars of certain moths. 1893Dyar in Proc. Boston Soc.Nat.Hist. XXVI. 158 Stemapods absent, their abbreviated bases rounded and held close together.