dipody

English

Alternative forms

• dipod

Etymology

From di- +‎ -pody, from Ancient Greek δι- (di-, “two”) and πούς, ποδός (poús, podós, “foot”).

Noun

dipody (plural dipodies)

1. (poetry) A unit of two metrical feet.
2. A metre or a line comprising one such a unit

Coordinate terms

• (unit of metrical feet): monopody
• tripody
• tetrapody
• pentapody
• hexapody
• heptapody
• octapody

Derived terms

• dipodic