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| Noun | 1. One of certain animals that have no feet or footlike organs; esp. one of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no feet.[Websters]. | |
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Date "APODE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: APODE
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] An animal that has no feet, applied to certain fabulous fowls, which are said to have no legs, and also to some birds that have very short legs. In zoology, the apodes are an order of fishes which have no ventral fins; the first order in Linne's system. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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