metapode

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noun

The posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.

OriginNew Latin metapodium ← Ancient Greek μετα- →
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Meanings

nounmetapode (plural metapodes)

plural metapodes

  1. biologyThe posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμετα-
  2. New Latinmetapodium
  3. Englishmetapode

From New Latin metapodium, from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) + πούς (poús). By surface analysis, meta- + -pode.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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