1. without feet or footlike appendages; lacking legs or limbs
Usage: technical or scientific term, often used in zoology

Examples

• The apodous larvae of certain insects develop legs only after metamorphosis.
• Some apodous fish species have evolved to move through water without any limbs.
• The biologist classified the creature as apodous due to the complete absence of appendages.
• Snakes are apodous reptiles that move by undulating their bodies.
• The apodous design of the organism made it well-suited to burrowing underground.