polypod

American

[pol-ee-pod] / ˈpɒl iˌpɒd /

adjective

(of insect larvae) having many feet.

polypod British

/ ˈpɒlɪˌpɒd /

adjective

(esp of insect larvae) having many legs or similar appendages

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noun

an animal of this type

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Etymology

Origin of polypod

< Italian (1913) < Greek, stem of polýpous many-footed; see polyp

Example Sentences

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There he found Nicholas the fish, spread out in all his glory, like a polypod awash, or a basking turtle, or a well-fed calf of Proteus.

From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

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