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35 Nouns That End With POD

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actinopod (noun) protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods
amphipod (noun) a kind of malacostracan crustacean
arthropod (noun) invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
bladderpod (noun) any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods
(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
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
cephalopod (noun) marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles Synonyms: cephalopod mollusk
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
decapod (noun) crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax Synonyms: decapod crustacean
(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
fringepod (noun) annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles Synonyms: lacepod
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
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
hexapod (noun) an animal having six feet
isopod (noun) any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling
lacepod (noun) annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles Synonyms: fringepod
lycopod (noun) primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles Synonyms: club-moss, club moss
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
myriapod (noun) general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedes
octopod (noun) a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell
ornithopod (noun) bipedal herbivorous dinosaur Synonyms: ornithopod dinosaur
pelecypod (noun) marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together Synonyms: bivalve, lamellibranch
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
pod (noun) a detachable container of fuel on an airplane Synonyms: fuel pod
(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
pseudopod (noun) temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion Synonyms: pseudopodium
rhizopod (noun) protozoa characterized by a pseudopod Synonyms: rhizopodan
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
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
scaphopod (noun) burrowing marine mollusk
seedpod (noun) a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant Synonyms: pod
sicklepod (noun) North American rock cress having very long curved pods Synonyms: Arabis Canadensis
(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
stomatopod (noun) a kind of crustacean Synonyms: stomatopod crustacean
tetrapod (noun) a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages
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
tripod (noun) a three-legged rack used for support

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