micropod

English

Etymology

From New Latin Micropoda, from micro- + -poda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪkɹəpɒd/

Noun

micropod (plural micropods)

1. (zoology, obsolete, rare) A member of the superseded taxonomic order Micropoda, which possess a diminutive foot or lack one, such as oysters.

References

• “micropod”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.