Definition of "tripodal" []

• Having three feet (adjective)
• Describing any compound in which three (of the same) functional groups are on three separate chains (adjective)

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• "In families without tarsal structures, members move by having only three legs touching the water at any one time (aka tripodal)."
• "The August issue of Scientific American explains how it is possible to swim in curved space-time, and it seems that a tripodal creature, not totally dissimilar in motion to a toad swimming backwards, is ideal for this type of activity."
• "However, I've published four stories (a fifth will appear this year in Neo-Opsis) about the Arakans, a tripodal space-conquering race who eat the brains of their enemies."