| actinopod | (noun) protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods | - |
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| amphipod | (noun) a kind of malacostracan crustacean | - |
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| antipodal | (noun) the relation of opposition along a diameter | Synonyms: antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition |
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| antipode | (noun) direct opposite | - |
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| antipodes | (noun) any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth | - |
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| apodeme | (noun) ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles | - |
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| arthropod | (noun) invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin | - |
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| bladderpod | (noun) any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods | - |
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| (noun) any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods | - |
| (noun) annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some placed in genus Lesquerella | - |
| (noun) North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic | Synonyms: Indian tobacco, Lobelia inflata |
| brachiopod | (noun) marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide | Synonyms: lamp shell, lampshell |
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| branchiopod | (noun) aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding | Synonyms: branchiopod crustacean, branchiopodan |
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| branchiopodan | (noun) aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding | Synonyms: branchiopod, branchiopod crustacean |
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| cephalopod | (noun) marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles | Synonyms: cephalopod mollusk |
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| chiropodist | (noun) a specialist in care for the feet | Synonyms: foot doctor, podiatrist |
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| chiropody | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the feet | Synonyms: podiatry |
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| copepod | (noun) minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish | Synonyms: copepod crustacean |
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| decapod | (noun) crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax | Synonyms: decapod crustacean |
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| (noun) cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones | - |
| euronithopod | (noun) widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon) | Synonyms: Euronithopoda, Ornithopoda, suborder Euronithopoda, suborder Ornithopoda |
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| fringepod | (noun) annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles | Synonyms: lacepod |
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| gastropod | (noun) a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes | Synonyms: univalve |
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| gnathopod | (noun) One of a set of three paired appendages on the thorax of a decapod crustacean, located just posterior to the maxillae and used in feeding. | Synonyms: maxilliped |
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| hemipode | (noun) small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains | Synonyms: bustard quail, button-quail, button quail |
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| hexapod | (noun) an animal having six feet | - |
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| hippodrome | (noun) a stadium for horse shows or horse races | - |
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| hodgepodge | (noun) a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas | Synonyms: jumble, patchwork |
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| (noun) a motley assortment of things | Synonyms: farrago, gallimaufry, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag |
| hypodermic | (noun) a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections | Synonyms: hypo, hypodermic syringe |
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| hypodermis | (noun) layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods | - |
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| isopod | (noun) any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling | - |
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| lacepod | (noun) annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles | Synonyms: fringepod |
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| lycopod | (noun) primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles | Synonyms: club-moss, club moss |
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| megapode | (noun) large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs | Synonyms: mound-bird, mound bird, mound builder, scrub fowl |
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| monkeypod | (noun) large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle | Synonyms: Albizia saman, monkey pod, rain tree, saman, zaman, zamang |
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| myriapod | (noun) general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedes | - |
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| octopod | (noun) a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell | - |
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| ornithopod | (noun) bipedal herbivorous dinosaur | Synonyms: ornithopod dinosaur |
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| parapodium | (noun) one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing | - |
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| pelecypod | (noun) marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together | Synonyms: bivalve, lamellibranch |
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| pleopod | (noun) one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming | Synonyms: swimmeret |
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| pod | (noun) a detachable container of fuel on an airplane | Synonyms: fuel pod |
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| (noun) a group of aquatic mammals | - |
| (noun) a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant | Synonyms: seedpod |
| (noun) the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) | Synonyms: cod, seedcase |
| podalgia | (noun) foot pain | - |
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| podetium | (noun) an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne | - |
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| podiatrist | (noun) a specialist in care for the feet | Synonyms: chiropodist, foot doctor |
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| podiatry | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the feet | Synonyms: chiropody |
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| podium | (noun) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it | Synonyms: ambo, dais, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stump |
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| podocarp | (noun) any evergreen in the Southern Hemisphere of the genus Podocarpus having a pulpy fruit with one hard seed | - |
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| podsol | (noun) a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer | Synonyms: podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol, podzol soil |
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| podzol | (noun) a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer | Synonyms: podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol soil |
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| polypody | (noun) any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium | - |
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| pseudopod | (noun) temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion | Synonyms: pseudopodium |
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| pseudopodium | (noun) temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion | Synonyms: pseudopod |
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| rhizopod | (noun) protozoa characterized by a pseudopod | Synonyms: rhizopodan |
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| rhizopodan | (noun) protozoa characterized by a pseudopod | Synonyms: rhizopod |
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| sapodilla | (noun) tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp | Synonyms: sapodilla plum, sapota |
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| (noun) large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras | Synonyms: Achras zapota, Manilkara zapota, sapodilla tree |
| satinpod | (noun) southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration | Synonyms: honesty, Lunaria annua, money plant, satin flower, silver dollar |
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| sauropod | (noun) very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head on a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal | Synonyms: sauropod dinosaur |
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| scaphopod | (noun) burrowing marine mollusk | - |
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| seedpod | (noun) a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant | Synonyms: pod |
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| sicklepod | (noun) North American rock cress having very long curved pods | Synonyms: Arabis Canadensis |
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| (noun) cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus Cassia | Synonyms: Cassia tora, Senna obtusifolia |
| spodumene | (noun) a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminum silicate; a source of lithium | - |
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| stomatopod | (noun) a kind of crustacean | Synonyms: stomatopod crustacean |
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| stylopodium | (noun) an enlargement at the base of the style in some Umbelliferae | - |
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| tetrapod | (noun) a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages | - |
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| theropod | (noun) any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs | Synonyms: bird-footed dinosaur, theropod dinosaur |
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| tripod | (noun) a three-legged rack used for support | - |
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