a. [ Gr.
☞ 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.)
n. [ Mega- + Gr.
n. [ NL. metapodium, from Gr. &unr_; behind + &unr_;, dim. of