tripod
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Synonyms: tripos
Antonyms: tripos
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|stand}} A [[three]]-[[legged]] [[stand]] or [[mount]].
- {{lb|en|zoology}} An [[organism]] with three [[limb]]s.
- {{senseid|en|science fiction}} {{lb|en|science fiction}} A fictional three-legged [[Martian]] war [[machine]] from [[w:H.G. Wells|H.G. Wells]]'s [[novel]] ''[[w:The War of the Worlds|The War of the Worlds]]'' (1897).
- {{lb|en|sex|slang|humorous}} Someone with a very [[large]] [[penis]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To enter the [[tripod position]] showing signs of exhaustion or distress.
- {{lb|en|herpetology|intransitive}} Of a [[lizard]], to [[raise]] its body [[upright]] [[brace|bracing]] itself on [[hind]] legs and tail.
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