-poda

American  

1. a combining form meaning “those having feet” of the kind or number specified by the initial element, used in the names of classes in zoology.

   Cephalopoda.

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Usage

What does -poda mean? The combining form -poda is used like a suffix meaning “those having feet” or “those having legs.” It is often used in scientific terms, particularly to name classes in zoology.The form -poda comes from Greek -pous, meaning “-footed.” The Latin cognate of -pous is -pēs, “-footed,” and is the source of several combining forms related to the lower extremities, including -ped, -pede, and pedi-. Discover more at our Words That Use articles for each of these three forms.What are variants of -poda?Though -poda doesn’t have any variants, it shares an origin with the combining forms pod-, podo-, -pod, -pode, -podium, and -podous. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for all six forms.

Etymology

Origin of -poda

< New Latin, neuter plural of Greek -pous; -pod