mälˈpādēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably after Molpadia, a minor goddess of Greek mythology, from Greek
: a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Molpadiidae) comprising smooth-bodied burrowing sea cucumbers having a well-developed respiratory tree and a distinct caudal prolongation of a body
• mol·pa·did ˈmälpədə̇d noun or adjective