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adj
Having eight feet or foot-like parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: octopodal, octopodian, octopodous
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adj
Of or relating to the order Octopoda of cephalopod molluscs; octopoid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: octopodan
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noun
Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.
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noun
Any cephalopod molluscs of the order Octopoda.
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noun
A railway locomotive with eight wheels.
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noun
a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cephalopod, cephalopod mollusk
Narrower terms: octopus, devilfish, paper nautilus, nautilus, Argonaut, Argonauta argo
History
From octo- + -pod, after taxonomic name Octopoda. Piecewise doublet of octopede and octopus.
