OCTOPOD


Meaning of OCTOPOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈäk-tə-ˌpäd ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek oktōpod-, oktōpous scorpion, from oktō- 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

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