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pod
(POD)foot
Greek for foot. Pod and ped both mean foot but come from different languages.
rootGreek
Body & lifeExample words
tripod
a stand with three feet
podiatrist
a doctor who treats feet
podium
a small platform you stand on
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing pod, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
tripod
a stand with three feet
podiatrist
a doctor who treats feet
podium
a small platform you stand on
octopus
a sea animal with eight arms
tetrapod
an animal with four limbs
hexapod
a six-legged animal, such as an insect
Who it is for
Grades served: 6, 7
Level 2Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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