-poda

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a combining form meaning “those having feet” of the kind or number specified by the initial element, used in the names of classes in zoology: Cephalopoda.

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Origin of -poda

<New Latin, neuter plural of Greek -pous;see -pod

Words nearby -poda

Poços de Caldas, pocosin, pocul., poculiform, pod, -poda, podagra, podalgia, podalic, podalic version, podarthritis

How to use -poda in a sentence

Parrn se estremeci, y yo tambin, conociendo que el amor10 propio de adivino me poda salir por la tapa de los sesos.
Novelas Cortas|Pedro Antonio de Alarcn
Aun no ha mediado mi sufrimiento, cuando yo no poda sufrir ya ms!
Novelas Cortas|Pedro Antonio de Alarcn
La Inquisicin resucit por un momento para destruir la obra de un genio vindicador y rebelde, ya que no poda aniquilar a su autor.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader|Ernesto Nelson
Pepe Rey se encerr en su cuarto para escribir varias cartas, y no poda apartar de su mente una idea fija.
Doa Perfecta|Benito Prez Galds

Hold up your foot—'Live la pied'—'Alza el pie'—'Aron ton poda,' etc., at the same time lift his foot with your hand.
The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses|P. R. Kincaid

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