- nectopod
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/nek"teuh pod'/, n.(in certain mollusks) an appendage modified for swimming.[1895-1900; < Gk nektó(s) swimming (equiv. to néch(ein) to swim + -tos deverbal adj. suffix, with cht > kt) + -POD]
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nectopod
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nectopod — n. [Gr. nektos, swimming; pous, foot] An appendage adapted for swimming … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
nectopod — nec·to·pod … English syllables
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