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platypod

American

[plat-i-pod] / ˈplæt ɪˌpɒd /

adjective

Also platypodous having a broad foot, as certain gastropod mollusks.

noun

a platypod animal.

Etymology

Origin of platypod

First recorded in 1840–50; platy- + -pod

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