apodal

[ ap-uh-dl ]

/ ˈæp ə dl /

adjective Zoology.

having no distinct feet or footlike members.

belonging or pertaining to the orders Apoda and Apodes, comprising various groups of animals without limbs.

Also apodous.

Origin of apodal

1760–70; <Greek apod-, stem of ápous footless (see a-⁶, -pod) + -al¹

Words nearby apodal

apocrypha, apocryphal, Apocryphal Gospels, apocynaceous, apocynthion, apodal, apodeictic, apodeipnon, apodema, apodeme, apodia

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Example sentences from the Web for apodal

A family of fishes belonging to the apodal section of the malacopterygii.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The male only is winged; the female is very like an apodal larva, the larva being an active hexapod.
The Insect World|Louis Figuier
Apodal Fishes, the name applied to such malacopterous fishes as want ventral fins.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for apodal

apodal

apodous

/ (ˈæpədəl) /

adjective

(of snakes, eels, etc) without feet; having no obvious hind limbs or pelvic fins

Word Origin for apodal

C18: from Greek apous from a- 1 + pous foot

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Medical definitions for apodal

apodal

[ ăp′ə-dl ]

adj.

Having no feet or footlike appendages.

单词	apodal
释义	apodal [ ap-uh-dl ] / ˈæp ə dl / adjective Zoology. having no distinct feet or footlike members. belonging or pertaining to the orders Apoda and Apodes, comprising various groups of animals without limbs. Also apodous. Origin of apodal 1760–70; <Greek apod-, stem of ápous footless (see a-⁶, -pod) + -al¹ Words nearby apodal apocrypha, apocryphal, Apocryphal Gospels, apocynaceous, apocynthion, apodal, apodeictic, apodeipnon, apodema, apodeme, apodia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for apodal A family of fishes belonging to the apodal section of the malacopterygii. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley The male only is winged; the female is very like an apodal larva, the larva being an active hexapod. The Insect World\|Louis Figuier Apodal Fishes, the name applied to such malacopterous fishes as want ventral fins. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for apodal apodal apodous / (ˈæpədəl) / adjective (of snakes, eels, etc) without feet; having no obvious hind limbs or pelvic fins Word Origin for apodal C18: from Greek apous from a- 1 + pous foot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for apodal apodal [ ăp′ə-dl ] adj. Having no feet or footlike appendages. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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