Apodes
Pronunciation : Ap"o*des
Part of Speech : n. pl.
Etymology : [NL., masc. pl. See Apoda.] (Zo?l.) (a) An order of fishes without ventral fins, including the eels. (b) A group of holothurians destitute of suckers. See Apneumona.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913