apodes

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plural of apus

Apodes

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plural noun

Ap·​o·​des

ˈapəˌdēz

1

: a group of soft-finned, elongated, and probably degenerate fishes consisting of the eels, often including the morays and in old classifications also many others having no pelvic fins, and being now commonly treated as an order but sometimes as including several orders or, formerly, made a division of the Physostomi

2

: any of several groups of animals lacking appendages

specifically : apoda

Word History

Etymology

Plural noun

New Latin, from Greek, masculine & feminine plural of apod-, apous footless

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