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Adjective apodous has 1 sense
- apodal, apodous - (of snakes and eels) naturally footless; "eels are apodal"
Antonym: footed (indirect, via footless)
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Apodous
Description:
Apodous refers to the absence or lack of feet or foot-like structures. It can be used to describe organisms that naturally lack feet, or it can describe the state of being footless due to a physiological condition or injury. Apodous can also be used more broadly to describe anything that lacks or is devoid of a base or support.
Sample Sentences:
- The tiny sea slug is apodous, as it moves by undulating its body rather than using its foot.
- After the accident, the injured cat became apodous and had to learn how to adapt to its new condition.
- The unstable chair was apodous, causing it to wobble and making it uncomfortable to sit on.
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