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单词 octopodan
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octopodanadj.n.

Brit. /ɒkˈtɒpəd(ə)n/, /ˌɒktəˈpəʊd(ə)n/, U.S. /ɑkˈtɑpəd(ə)n/, /ˌɑktəˈpoʊd(ə)n/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Octopoda , -an suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Octopoda (see octopod n. and adj.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier octopodous adj., octopod adj.
Chiefly Zoology.
A. adj.
Of or relating to cephalopod molluscs of the order Octopoda; = octopod n. 2. Also: = octopoid adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Cephalopoda > [adjective] > relating to or like that of an octopus
octopus1875
octopodan1890
octopean1896
octopine1914
octopian1922
octopic1968
1890 Cent. Dict. Octopodan, a. and n., same as octopod.
1958 Q. Rev. Biol. 33 38/1 Veins intermediate between the decapodan closed system and the octopodan system with many sinuses.
1983 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 301 31 In front there are joined superior buccal lobes, with labial nerves, of typically octopodan form.
1990 Newsweek (U.S. ed.) 8 Jan. 31/2 Under Noriega's [government] the PDF grew into an octopodan institution that controlled everything from customs and immigration to the national lottery and social-security system.
B. n.
= octopod n. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Cephalopoda > [noun] > order Dibranchiata > section Octopoda > member of
Eledone1835
octopod1836
octopodan1890
1890 Cent. Dict. Octopodan, a. and n., same as octopod.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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