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-podium

a combining form meaning “footlike part” of an organism, used in the formation of compound words: monopodium; pseudo-podium.

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Nearby words

-pnea, -pnoea, -pod, -poda, -pode, -podium, -podous, -poiesis, -poietic, -polis, -pounder
Also -pode.

Origin of -podium

From New Latin; see origin at podium
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British Dictionary definitions for -podium

-podium

n combining form

a part resembling a footpseudopodium

Word Origin for -podium

from New Latin: footlike; see podium
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