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Definition of 'sciapod'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A member of a mythical race of humans living in Africa, who have one single, large foot which they use to shade themselves from the rays of the sun.
  • *2012 , (Simon Garfield), On the Map , Profile Books 2012, p. 48:
  • *:To the modern viewer, though, it is the weirdness that most enthrals: the rich, demonic and comical features, like the sciapod – a man deploying his single swollen foot to shield himself from the sun.

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