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\ɐpˈə͡ʊd], \ɐpˈəʊd], \ɐ_p_ˈəʊ_d]\
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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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One of certain animals that have no feet or footlike organs; esp. one of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no feet.
By Noah Webster.
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[Gr.] A term which has been variously used : with Cuvier, = the eel family ; with others, = sand-eels ; with some old authors, the Ophiomorpha, including Caeciliae ; with Mr. Darwin, one of the orders of Cirripedia ; with others, again, some worm-like animals linking the worms to Echinoderms. It has also been applied to some intestinal worms, etc. Birds of paradise were so called, when known only by their skins.
By Henry Percy Smith
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