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  1.       
 Apod (), Apodal (),  a. [See Apod, n.]
    1. Without feet; footless.

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    2. (Zool.) Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels.

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 Apod (), Apode (),  n.; pl. Apods () or Apodes (). [Gr. , , footless; ἀ priv. + , , 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.

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    ☞ 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.

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