sciapod

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Back-formation from Sciapodes.

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sciapod (plural sciapods)

  1. (Greek mythology) A member of a mythical race of humans living in Africa, who have one single, large foot which they use to shade themselves from the rays of the sun. [from 19th c.]
    • 2012, Simon Garfield, On the Map, Profile Books, page 48:
      To the modern viewer, though, it is the weirdness that most enthrals: the rich, demonic and comical features, like the sciapod – a man deploying his single swollen foot to shield himself from the sun.

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