Meaning & use
Polypod
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Having many feet or leg-like appendages.
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Centipedes and millipedes are classic examples of polypod arthropods.
The fossil showed a polypod creature with dozens of tiny limbs along its body.
A note on using this word
Formed from Greek roots 'poly-' (many) and '-pod' (foot), the same roots seen in 'tripod' and 'octopus.'
Words with a similar meaning
many-leggedmyriapod
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Another way to use it
2. noun
An animal having many feet, such as a centipede or millipede.
The exhibit featured several polypods in a glass terrarium.
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