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elasipod

Syllabification: (e·las·i·pod)

Pronunciation: /əˈlasəˌpäd/

Definition of elasipod

noun

Zoology

an aberrant deep-water sea cucumber that lacks a respiratory tree. Most live on the seabed and have leglike appendages, while some swim by means of webbed papillae.
- Order Elasipodida, class Holothuroidea