octopod

(äk′tə päd′)

noun

any animal with eight limbs; specif., any of an order (Octopoda) of cephalopod mollusks, including the octopus and the paper nautilus

Origin: < Gr oktōpous (gen. octōpodos): see octopus

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noun

Any of various cephalopod mollusks of the order Octopoda, such as an octopus, having eight tentacles.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Octōpoda, order name

Origin: , from Greek oktōpoda

Origin: , neuter pl. of oktōpous, octopus; see octopus

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