† adelopoden.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French adélopode.
Etymology: < French adélopode (1797 or earlier) < ancient Greek ἄδηλος not seen (see adelo- comb. form) + French -pode -pode comb. form. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ădī·lŏpǫd) /əˈdiːləpɒd/.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1846 W. Bolles Adelopode, an animal whose feet are not apparent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021).