Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adelopod

/əˈdɛləpɒd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ade-lo-pod
IPA: /əˈdɛləpɒd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An animal having feet that are not apparent.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] adelopods, such as clams, quahaugs, and shell-skids."
"Maiden, gliding o'er the sod, / As by the Graces' sandal shod, / Art thou an adelopod?"
"The adelopod, we should think, might walk upon the cream of time without disturbing it"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄδηλος (ádēlos, “invisible”) + English -pod.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

adelopods (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce adelopod?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈdɛləpɒd/.
What does adelopod mean?: An animal having feet that are not apparent.
Where does adelopod come from?: From Ancient Greek ἄδηλος (ádēlos, “invisible”) + English -pod.

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