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[kenbraham]

4d In zoology, having many feet or foot-like parts (7). I have P-L-P-D Could someone, please, confirm POLYPED as I cannot find this word in any of my dictionaries.

[slaney]

Polypod

[Aquagility]

I have polyped.

[Town Crier]

polypod n an animal with many feet; a polypody. Chambers.

[Aquagility]

Not in my 10th (latest) edition. Unless you've found it under another article?

[Aquagility]

But the Oxford gives polypod as an animal with many feet - so I stand corrected!

[slaney]

Also here
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/polypod

[Town Crier]

Well, I have the Chambers dictionary on CD-Rom and also the ninth edition paper version and polypod comes under poly- there.

[Town Crier]

Apologies aquagility - I was a bit slow in replying.

[kenbraham]

Many thanks Slaney, Aquagility and Town Crier.
I have re-studied my Ninth Edition of Chambers on page 1167 Polypod is defined as " an animal with many feet : a polypody". So, I will now go for Polypod, but think "Polyped" fits the bill better, even though there appears to be no such word. Once again many thanks all.

[Nigse]

polyped does appear in the OED under poly - an animal having many feet. However, it also defines Polypod in its own right as "having many feet or footlike organs". soit looks as though the latter is favourite.

[POINCIANA]

POLYPED would mean affected by or possessing polyps. I think it must be POLYPOD