-podous

American  

1. a combining form meaning “footed, having a foot” of the kind or number specified by the initial element; often occurring in adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -pod:

   cephalopodous.

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-podous British  

combining form

1. having feet of a certain kind or number

   cephalopodous

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Usage

What does -podous mean? The combining form -podous is used like a suffix meaning “having a foot” or "-footed." It is used to denote the adjectival form of nouns ending with the combining form -pod.The form -podous comes from the combination of two forms. The first is -pod, from Greek -pous, meaning “-footed.” The second is the suffix -ous, from Latin -ōsus; this suffix has a variety of meanings, including "possessing, full of" a given quality.What are variants of -podous?Though -podous doesn’t have any variants, it shares an origin with the combining forms pod-, podo-, -pod, -poda, -pode, and -podium. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for all six forms.

Etymology

Origin of -podous

-pod + -ous