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- (zoology, obsolete, rare) A member of the superseded taxonomic order Micropoda, which possess a diminute or lack a foot, such as oysters.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