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polypod

pol·y·pod [ póllee pòd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
many-footed: describes an insect larva such as a caterpillar with a large number of jointed legs on the thorax and unjointed legs on the abdomen, or this stage of larval development

[Mid-18th century. Via French< Greek polupod- "many-footed" < pod- "foot"]

pol·y·pod noun
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