What is "apodal"

Apod \Ap"od\, Apodal \Ap"o*dal\, a. [See Apod, n.]

1. Without feet; footless.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels.

1769, from Greek apous (from apod- "footless," from a-, privative prefix, see a- (3), + pous "foot;" see foot (n.)) + -al.

a. (context biology English) without feet or foot-like body parts; legless

adj. (of snakes and eels) naturally footless; "eels are apodal" [syn: apodous]