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octopod, n. and a.|ˈɒktəpɒd|
[ad. Gr. ὀκτώποδ- (also ὀκτάποδ-), stem of ὀκτώπους octopus, in neuter pl. ὀκτώποδα Octopoda.]
A. n. An animal having eight feet; spec. an octopus, or other member of the suborder Octopoda of cephalopods.
1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 522 The Dibranchiate Octopods. 1839Johnston in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club I. No. 7. 198 When at rest this octopod lies prone on the belly. 1851–6Woodward Mollusca 64 In the argonaut, and some octopods, there are blue cells besides.
B. adj. Eight-footed.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. 26 In the Octopod branch [of the Aptera] a further dichotomy takes place. 1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 246/1 The Arachnidans are octopod.
So ocˈtopodan a. and n.; ocˈtopodous a.
1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 557/1 In the..Octopodous tribes. 1891Cent. Dict., Octopodan. |