-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-.