Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Footless; apodal.
- noun An apodal or apodous animal; an animal without feet, or supposed to have none; a member of one of the several groups called
Apoda or Apodes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of certain animals that have no feet or footlike organs; esp. one of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no feet.
- adjective Without feet; footless.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Lacking
feet ;apodal . - adjective Lacking a
ventral fin . - noun An animal without feet.
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Examples
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NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day apod.nasa.gov/apod captures a range of phenomena from space: colliding galaxies, spidery nebulae, odd Martian features and comets, stars and eclipses as seen from Earth.
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Possible origins include many small meteorites, a comet, or primordial moon soil.apod. nasa.gov/apod/ap091118. html
Water Discovered in Moon Shadow, AND A FACE | My[confined]Space 2009
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Such complex looking landforms in the Cydonia region are thought to be the result of landslides and erosion of the ancient Martian crust.antwrp. gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060926. html
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Pictured above, a group of vibrant mergers found by Zooites demonstrates the diverse zoo-like nature of many interacting galaxies in the universe.apod. nasa.gov/apod/ap091026. html
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Continued study of the ice plumes may yield further clues as to whether underground oceans, candidates for containing life, exist on this distant ice world.apod. nasa.gov/apod/ap091124. html
Cassini Flyby Shows Enceladus Venting | My[confined]Space 2009
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Continued study of the ice plumes may yield further clues as to whether underground oceans, candidates for containing life, exist on this distant ice world.apod. nasa.gov/apod/ap091124. html
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At that point, a foreground cave may provide little protection, as the entire white dwarf star will explode in a tremendous supernova.apod. nasa.gov/apod/ap091117. html
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Pictured above, the Ares 1-X blasts into space while the top part of the rocket becomes engulfed in a shock collar of water droplets likely created by the sudden drop of air pressure.apod. nasa.gov/apod/ap091102. html
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If all goes well, Rosetta will release a probe that will land on the 15-km diameter comet in 2014.apod. nasa.gov/apod/ap091123. html
Crescent Earth from the Departing Rosetta Spacecraft | My[confined]Space 2009
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hernesheir commented on the word apod
(Zool. n): without feet, such as whales, some amphibians and reptiles; without fins, as in eels.
One wonders if this word might be an instance of apocope.
January 12, 2009
bilby commented on the word apod
Or an instance of implanted musical devices. You decide.
January 12, 2009
vanishedone commented on the word apod
Or the Astronomy Picture of the Day.
January 12, 2009