dipody

noun

dip·​o·​dy ˈdi-pə-dē 

plural dipodies

: a prosodic unit or measure of two feet

dipodic

dī-ˈpä-dik 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin dipodia, from Greek, from dipod-, dipous having two feet, from di- + pod-, pous

First Known Use

circa 1844, in the meaning defined above