Dictionary entry

Elasipoda

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖El′a‐sip″o‐da (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � metal beaten out, metal plate + -poda.] (Zoöl.) An order of holothurians mostly found in the deep sea. They are remarkable for their bilateral symmetry and curious forms. [Written also Elasmopoda.]