monopode

American

[mon-uh-pohd] / ˈmɒn əˌpoʊd /

adjective

having one foot.

noun

a creature having one foot.
(sometimes initial capital letter) one of a mythological people having only one foot.
Botany. monopodium.

monopode British

/ ˈmɒnəˌpəʊd /

noun

a member of a legendary one-legged race of Africa
another word for monopodium

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Etymology

Origin of monopode

1810–20; < Late Latin monopodius one-footed, equivalent to monopod- (< Greek; mono-, -pod ) + -ius adj. suffix

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Monopode, mon′ō-pōd, adj. and n. having but one foot.—adj.

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