*apod*

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. See Apod, n. ] (Zool.) (a) A group of cirripeds, destitute of footlike organs. (b) An order of Amphibia without feet. See Ophiomorpha. (c) A group of worms without appendages, as the leech. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Apod, n. ] 1. Without feet; footless. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Apodal. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n.; pl. Apods r Apodes [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, footless; 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot. ] (Zool.) One of certain animals that have no feet or footlike organs; esp. one of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The bird of paradise formerly had the name Paradisea apoda, being supposed to have no feet, as these were wanting in the specimens first obtained from the East Indies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. apo- + Gr. &unr_; body. ] (Zool.) One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., masc. pl. See Apoda. ] (Zool.) (a) An order of fishes without ventral fins, including the eels. (b) A group of holothurians destitute of suckers. See Apneumona. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Apodeictic. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. apodicticus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to point out, to show by argument; &unr_; from + &unr_; to show. ] Self-evident; intuitively true; evident beyond contradiction. Brougham. Sir Wm. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

, adv. So as to be evident beyond contradiction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 an oreer of birds including the swifts and hummingbirds.
Syn. -- order Apodiformes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;. ] Full demonstration. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to give back; &unr_; from, back again + &unr_; to give. ] (Gram.) The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause which expresses a condition. Thus, in the sentence, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him, ” the former clause is the protasis, and the latter the apodosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Some grammarians extend the terms protasis and apodosis to the introductory clause and the concluding clause, even when the sentence is not conditional. [ 1913 Webster ]

#), a. (Zool.) Apodal; apod. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to strip one's self. ] (Anc. Arch.) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, where one stripped; a dressing room. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. décapode. ] (Zool.) A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used adjectively, as a decapod crustacean. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten + poy`s, podo`s, foot. ] 1. (Zool.) The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ They have a carapace, covering and uniting the somites of the head and thorax and inclosing a gill chamber on each side, and usually have five (rarely six) pairs of legs. They are divided into two principal groups: Brachyura and Macrura. Some writers recognize a third (Anomura) intermediate between the others. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including the cuttlefishes and squids. See Decacera.

{ } a. (Zool.) Belonging to the decapods; having ten feet; ten-footed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Haema + -pod. ] (Zool.) An haemapodous animal. G. Rolleston. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the ventral or hemal side, as in vertebrates; -- opposed to neuropodous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, sixfooted; "e`x six + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot: cf. F. hexapode.] Having six feet. -- n. (Zool.) An animal having six feet; one of the Hexapoda. [1913 Webster]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six + -poda.] (Zool.) The true, or six-legged, insects; insects other than myriapods and arachnids. [1913 Webster]

☞ The Hexapoda have the head, thorax, and abdomen differentiated, and are mostly winged. They have three pairs of mouth organs, viz., mandibles, maxillæ, and the second maxillæ or labial palpi; three pairs of thoracic legs; and abdominal legs, which are present only in some of the lowest forms, and in the larval state of some of the higher ones. Many (the Metabola) undergo a complete metamorphosis, having larvæ (known as maggots, grubs, caterpillars) very unlike the adult, and pass through a quiescent pupa state in which no food is taken; others (the Hemimetabola) have larvæ much like the adult, expert in lacking wings, and an active pupa, in which rudimentary wings appear. See Insecta. The Hexapoda are divided into several orders. [1913 Webster]

a. (Zool.) Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Mega- + Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera Megapodius and Leipoa, inhabiting Australia and other Pacific islands. Called also mound builder, scrub fowl, moundbird, and brush turkey. See Jungle fowl (b) under Jungle, and Leipoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. metapodium, from Gr. &unr_; behind + &unr_;, dim. of poy`s, podo`s, foot. ] (Zool.) The posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the metapodialia, or to the parts of the limbs to which they belong. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Metapodialia [ NL. See Metapode. ] (Anat.) One of the bones of either the metacarpus or metatarsus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Metapodia [ NL. ] (Zool.) Same as Metapode. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. myriapode. ] (Zool.) One of the Myriapoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; numberless + -poda. ] (Zool.) A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs. They have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous tracheae, similar to those of true insects. The larvae, when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See Centiped, Galleyworm, Milliped. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The existing Myriapoda are divided into three orders: Chilopoda, Chilognatha or Diplopoda, and Pauropoda (see these words in the Vocabulary). Large fossil species (very different from any living forms) are found in the Carboniferous formation. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Parapodia [ NL., fr. Gr. para` beside + &unr_;, dim. of &unr_; foot. ] (Zool.) One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also foot tubercle. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ They may serve for locomotion, respiration, and sensation, and often contain spines or setæ. When well developed, a dorsal part, or notopodium, and a ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Penta- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, foot. ] (Pros.) A measure or series consisting of five feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. Sapota. ] (Bot.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [ Written also sapadillo, sappadillo, sappodilla, and zapotilla. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Sapodilla plum (Bot.), the fruit of Achras Sapota. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also naseberry. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Stomapoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Stoma, and -poda. ] (Zool.) An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of the stomach and heart; the abdominal appendages are large, and bear the gills. Called also Gastrula, Stomatopoda, and Squilloidea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Tetra-, and Decapoda. ] (Zool.) Same as Arthrostraca. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; fourfooted; te`tra- (see Tetra-) + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot. ] (Zool.) An insect characterized by having but four perfect legs, as certain of the butterflies. [ 1913 Webster ]