OCTOPOD

octopod

(noun) a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

octopod (plural octopods)

Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.

Any cephalopod mollusks of the order Octopoda.

A railway locomotive with eight wheels.

Source: Wiktionary


Oc"to*pod, n. Etym: [Gr. octopode.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Octocerata.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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