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- (zoology, obsolete, rare) A member of the superseded taxonomic order Micropoda, which possess a diminute or lack a foot, such as oysters.
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References[edit]
- “micropod”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.