apodal

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adjective

Without feet or foot-like body parts; legless ; footless ; feetless.

Similar
apodousfootless
OriginEnglish a- ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

adjectiveapodal (not comparable)

alternative apod · alternative apodan

  1. not comparablebiologyWithout feet or foot-like body parts; legless ; footless ; feetless.
nounapodal (plural apodals)

plural apodals · alternative apod · alternative apodan

  1. Any moth of the genus Apoda.
  2. Any caecilian of the order Apoda.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of snakes and eels) naturally footless

Similar
apodousfootless
Also see
apodousfootless

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishapodal

From a- + -podal.

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Translations

Bulgarian безкрак
  • безкрак (bezkrak)without feet or foot-like body parts
Finnish jalaton
  • jalatonwithout feet or foot-like body parts
French apode
  • apodewithout feet or foot-like body parts
Portuguese ápode, ápodo
  • ápodewithout feet or foot-like body parts
  • ápodowithout feet or foot-like body parts
Welsh di-droed
  • di-droedwithout feet or foot-like body parts

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Ladapopaldao
Cite this entry
APA

apodal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apodal

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apodal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apodal.

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