Defn: A word having more than one form of the root.
METAPODE
Met"a*pode, n. Etym: [NL. metapodium, from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and
Pteropoda.
METAPODIAL
Met`a*po"di*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the metapodialia, or to the parts of the limbs to which they belong.
METAPODIALE
Met`a*po`di*a"le, n.; pl. Metapodialia. Etym: [NL. See Metapode.]
(Anat.)
Defn: One of the bones of either the metacarpus or metatarsus.
METAPODIUM
Met`a*po"di*um, n.; pl. Metapodia. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Metapode.
METAPOPHYSIS
Met`a*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Metapophyses. Etym: [NL. See Meta-, and
Apophysis.] (Anat.)