Polypod

Polypod is an adjective that means having many legs.  Our word of the day combines the Greek prefix P-O-L-U, meaning ‘many’ with the Greek word Pod (pod) which means ‘foot.’ The result is a word that describes a creature with many feet, be that creature an insect or an alien from a science fiction movie. Example: I don’t know what kind of creature came in and ravaged our picnic food while we were gone, but judging by those multiple, tiny footprints left in the dirt, it must have been some kind of polypod bug.