micropod
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin Micropoda, from micro- + -poda.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]micropod (plural micropods)
- (zoology, obsolete, rare) A member of the superseded taxonomic order Micropoda, which possess a diminute or lack a foot, such as oysters.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- “micropod”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.