APODAL

apodal, apodous

(adjective) (of snakes and eels) naturally footless; “eels are apodal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

apodal (not comparable)

(biology) Without feet or foot-like body parts; legless.

Noun

apodal (plural apodals)

Any moth of the genus Apoda.

Any caecilian of the order Apoda.

Anagrams

• paldao

Source: Wiktionary


Ap"od, Ap"o*dal, a. Etym: [See Apod, n.]

1. Without feet; footless.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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