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peropod, a. and n. Zool.|ˈpɪərəpɒd|
[f. mod. Zool. L. Pēropoda, f. Gr. πηρός maimed + ποδ- foot.]
a. adj. Having rudimentary hind limbs, as certain serpents; belonging to the division Peropoda of serpents, including the pythons, boas, etc.
b. n. A serpent of this division. So peˈropodous a.
1878Bell Gegenbaur's Comp. Anat. 490 In all Ophidii, among which the Peropoda only are provided with any rudiments at all. |