OCTOPODES

Noun

octopodes

(rare) plural of octopus

Synonyms: octopuses, octopi (see more in main entry)

(rare) plural of octopode

Source: Wiktionary


OCTOPUS

Oc"to*pus, n. Etym: [NL. See Octopod.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See Devilfish,

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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