apodal

1. 1.

   (of snakes and eels) naturally footless

   “eels are apodal”

   Synonymsapodous

   Similarfootless

Questions about apodal

What does apodal mean?

apodal means "(of snakes and eels) naturally footless".

How many syllables are in apodal?

apodal has 3 syllables: a-po-dal. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for apodal?

Close synonyms include apodous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is apodal a common word?

apodal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.