micropod

English

Etymology

From New Latin Micropoda, from micro- + -poda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪkɹəpɒd/

Noun

micropod (plural micropods)

  1. (zoology, obsolete, rare) A member of the superseded taxonomic order Micropoda, which possess a diminutive foot or lack one, such as oysters.

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