micropod
English
editEtymology
editFrom New Latin Micropoda, from micro- + -poda.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmicropod (plural micropods)
- (zoology, obsolete, rare) A member of the superseded taxonomic order Micropoda, which possess a diminute or lack a foot, such as oysters.
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “micropod”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.