-pode

American  

1. variant of -podium.

   pseudopode.

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Usage

What does -pode mean? The combining form -pode is used like a suffix meaning “footlike part.” It is very rarely used in scientific terms, especially in zoology. The form -pode comes from Greek pódion, meaning “little foot.” The Latin cognate of pódion is pēs, “foot,” and is the source of several combining forms related to the lower extremities, including -ped, -pede, and pedi-. Discover more at our Words That Use articles for each of these three forms. What are variants of -pode?A variant of -pode is -podium, as in parapodium. It also shares an origin with the combining forms pod-, podo-, -pod, -poda, and -podous. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for all these forms.