adelopod

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/əˈdɛləpɒd/

noun

An animal having feet that are not apparent.

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Meanings

nounadelopod (plural adelopods)

plural adelopods

  1. obsoleterareAn animal having feet that are not apparent.

    […] adelopods, such as clams, quahaugs, and shell-skids.

    1871, The Illustrated Police News, volume 11, page 2
    2 more examples

    Maiden, gliding o'er the sod, / As by the Graces' sandal shod, / Art thou an adelopod?

    1878, William Tucker Washburn, Poems, page 227

    The adelopod, we should think, might walk upon the cream of time without disturbing it

    1878, Westminster and Foreign Quarterly Review, page 275

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἄδηλος (ádēlos, “invisible”) + English -pod.

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APA

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MLA

“adelopod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adelopod. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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