The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Anapaest \An`a*p[ae]st\, Anapaestic \An`a*p[ae]s"tic\ Same as Anapest, Anapestic. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
anapaest n 1: a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables [syn: anapest, anapaest]