n.
Pronunciation: ' äk-t ə - ˌ päd
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Greek okt ō pod-, okt ō pous scorpion, from okt ō - octa- + pod-, pous foot ― more at FOOT
Date: circa 1836
: any of an order (Octopoda) of cephalopod mollusks (as an octopus or argonaut) that have eight arms bearing sessile suckers
– octopod adjective