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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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