Of or relating to a foot or footlike organ or part; = "pedal".
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Dana (1813–1895), geologist, zoologist, and teacher. Irregularly from ancient Greek ποδ-, πούς foot + -al.
Definition of podal in US English:
podal
adjectiveˈpəʊdl
Zoology
Of or relating to a foot or footlike organ or part; = "pedal".
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Dana (1813–1895), geologist, zoologist, and teacher. Irregularly from ancient Greek ποδ-, πούς foot + -al.