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apodous

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7 lettersPart of speech adjectiveSorted adoopsuStarts with AEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. (of snakes and eels) naturally footless

Word origin

From a- + -podous.

Used in a sentence

  • Weevil larvae are apodous; in contrast, most scarab larvae bear six hooklike legs.
  • Snakes, worms, certain fish, and other limbless creatures are all apodous, while visibly similar creatures (such as millipedes or centipedes) use a different type of movement called a metachronal gait.

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