hippopod

noun

hip·​po·​pod

ˈhipəˌpäd

plural hippopods

-dz

or hippopodes

hiˈpäpəˌdēz

: a legendary creature having the body of a man and the legs of a horse

Word History

Etymology

hipp- + -pod

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