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polypod(2)(dictionary)

polypod(2) (iou)



polypod noun2 & adjective. As noun also (earlier) polypode. M18.
[French polypode adjective from Greek polupod- stem of polupous many-footed: see POLYPUS.]
Zoology.
A. noun. Any of various animals having many feet; esp. (a) a millipede; (b) an octopus, a squid. Now rare. M18.
b. adjective. Having many feet or footlike organs; spec. designating (an insect in) a phase of larval development characterized by a segmented abdomen with rudimentary or functional appendages. E19.