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monopode definition

mono·pode (män′ə pōd′)

adjective

having only one foot

Etymology: LL monopedius < Gr *monopodios, for monopous < monos, (see mono-) + pous (gen. podos), foot

noun

  1. a monopode creature; specif., a member of a fabled race of monopode men
  2. monopodium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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