-pede

American  

1. variant of -ped.

   centipede.

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-pede British  

combining form

1. a variant of -ped

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Usage

What does -pede mean? The combining form -pede is used like a suffix meaning “having a foot.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology.The form -pede comes from Latin -pēs, meaning “-footed.” The Greek cognate of -pēs is -pous, “-footed,” which is the source of numerous combining forms that relate to the lower extremities, including pod-, podo-, -pod, -poda, -pode, -podium, and -podous. Discover more at our Words That Use articles for each of these seven forms.What are variants of -pede?The form -pede is a variant of -ped. Though not a variant, the form pedi- has the same root as -pede. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for -ped and pedi-.

Example Sentences

Eric Hauser, a former assistant principal in Texas who wrote a children's book called "The Adventures of Pepe and Pede," which was accused of containing thinly veiled allegories for Trump supporters and anti-Islamic sentiment, settled with Furie out of court.

From Los Angeles Times

This summer, a Texas school administrator, Eric Hauser, self-published a book, “The Adventures of Pepe and Pede,” that chronicles the adventures of a frog who battles a suspiciously Muslim-like alligator named Alkah.

From New York Times

Not only did the “Pepe and Pede” author back down, he also agreed to donate all profits to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

From New York Times

The Adventures of Pepe and Pede, a children’s book based around thinly veiled alt-right themes, will cease publication at the behest of Pepe the Frog creator Matt Furie.

From The Verge

A legal team representing Matt Furie, the cartoonist, said that the book, titled “The Adventures of Pepe and Pede,” “espoused racist, Islamophobic and hate-filled themes, included allusions to the alt-right movement.”

From New York Times