monopode
monopode
(ˈmɒnəˌpəʊd)n
1. (Non-European Myth & Legend) a member of a legendary one-legged race of Africa
2. (Botany) another word for monopodium
[C19: from Late Latin monopodius]
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mon•o•pode
(ˈmɒn əˌpoʊd)adj.
1. having one foot.
n. 2. a creature having one foot.
3. (sometimes cap.) one of a fabled race of people having only one foot.
[1810–20; < Late Latin monopodius one-footed < Greek monopod-, s. of monópous (see mono-, -pod) + Latin -ius]
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