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monopode

American  
[mon-uh-pohd] / ˈmɒn əˌpoʊd /

adjective

  1. having one foot.

noun

  1. a creature having one foot.

  2. (sometimes initial capital letter) one of a mythological people having only one foot.

  3. Botany. monopodium.

monopode British  
/ ˈmɒnəˌpəʊd /

noun

  1. a member of a legendary one-legged race of Africa

  2. 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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