apodal

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

apodal
    adj 1: (of snakes and eels) naturally footless; "eels are
           apodal" [syn: {apodal}, {apodous}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Apod \Ap"od\, Apodal \Ap"o*dal\, a. [See {Apod}, n.]
   1. Without feet; footless.
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   2. (Zool.) Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels.
      [1913 Webster] Apod