What does apodal mean?

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ˈæp ə dl; -dəsapo·dal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. apodal, apodousadjective

    (of snakes and eels) naturally footless

    "eels are apodal"

Wiktionary

  1. apodaladjective

    without feet or foot-like body parts; legless

  2. Etymology: ἀ- + ποδός, genitive of πούς with the suffix -al.

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  1. apodal

    Apodal is an adjective used to describe creatures, especially in zoology, who lack legs or any form of appendages for locomotion. The term is derived from the Greek words ‘a’ meaning ‘without’ and ‘podos’ meaning ‘foot’. Examples include various types of fish, snakes and certain types of lizards.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Apodalnoun

    without feet; footless

  2. Apodalnoun

    destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels

  3. Etymology: [See Apod, n.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Apodal

    ap′od-al, adj. without feet: without ventral fins. [Gr. a, neg., pous, podos, a foot.]

Entomology

  1. Apodal

    with single, simple tubercles instead of feet, in larvae; without feet = apodous.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of apodal in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of apodal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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