macropodous

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adjective

Having long or large legs, feet, or fins.

Similar
macropodal
OriginEnglish macro- ← French macro- ← Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós) →
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Meanings

adjectivemacropodous (comparative more macropodous, superlative most macropodous)

comparative more macropodous · superlative most macropodous

  1. Having long or large legs, feet, or fins.
  2. biology(of a leaf) Having a long stalk.
  3. biology(of a plant embryo) Having a large hypocotyl.
  4. obsoletebiology(of a plant embryo) Having a large radicle.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
macropodal
Also see
macropodal

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Englishmacropodous

From macro- + -podous.

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APA

macropodous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macropodous

MLA

“macropodous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macropodous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macropodous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macropodous.

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