Octopod Definition
ŏktə-pŏd
noun
Any animal with eight limbs; specif., any of an order (Octopoda) of cephalopod mollusks, including the octopus and the paper nautilus.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Octopod
Noun
Singular:
octopod
Plural:
octopodsOrigin of Octopod
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From New Latin Octōpoda order name from Greek oktōpoda neuter pl. of oktōpous octopus octopus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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