# metapode

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.

## Etymology
From New Latin metapodium, from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) + πούς (poús). By surface analysis, meta- + -pode.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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