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Webster 1913 Edition


Elasipoda


Elˊa-sip′o-da

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] metal beaten out, metal plate +
-poda
.]
(Zoöl.)
An order of holothurians mostly found in the deep sea. They are remarkable for their bilateral symmetry and curious forms.
[Written also
Elasmopoda
.]