octopodousadj.

Brit.

/ɒkˈtɒpədəs/,

/ˌɒktəˈpəʊdəs/, U.S.

/ɑkˈtɑpədəs/,

/ˌɑktəˈpoʊdəs/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Latin Octopoda , -ous suffix; octo- comb. form, -podous comb. form.

Etymology: Originally < scientific Latin Octopoda (see octopod n.) + -ous suffix; in later use < octo- comb. form + -podous comb. form.

rare.

1. Originally: of, relating to, or designating the order Octopoda of cephalopod molluscs, comprising the octopuses; = octopod n. 2. Later (also): = octopoid adj.

ΚΠ

1836 R. Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 557/1 The female organs of the Dibranchiate Cephalopods present different structures..in the Decapodous and Octopodous tribes.

2000 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. Sentinel (Nexis) 31 Mar. 24 e Also prominent in the production [is]..the octopodous sea witch Ursula, 18 feet tall with a tentacle span of 25 feet.

2. Having eight feet; = octopod n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > having eight feet

octopod1821

octopodous1868

1868 Proc. Essex Inst. 6 11 Are the most anterior pair of feet true feet, i.e. sternal appendages, or in other words are the so called octopodous insects really eight-footed.

1933 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 113 110 The decapodous genera of Pycnogonida present a secondary modification of the octopodous type.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	octopodous
释义	octopodousadj. Brit. /ɒkˈtɒpədəs/, /ˌɒktəˈpəʊdəs/, U.S. /ɑkˈtɑpədəs/, /ˌɑktəˈpoʊdəs/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Latin Octopoda , -ous suffix; octo- comb. form, -podous comb. form. Etymology: Originally < scientific Latin Octopoda (see octopod n.) + -ous suffix; in later use < octo- comb. form + -podous comb. form. rare. 1. Originally: of, relating to, or designating the order Octopoda of cephalopod molluscs, comprising the octopuses; = octopod n. 2. Later (also): = octopoid adj. ΚΠ 1836 R. Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 557/1 The female organs of the Dibranchiate Cephalopods present different structures..in the Decapodous and Octopodous tribes. 2000 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. Sentinel (Nexis) 31 Mar. 24 e Also prominent in the production [is]..the octopodous sea witch Ursula, 18 feet tall with a tentacle span of 25 feet. 2. Having eight feet; = octopod n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > having eight feet octopod1821 octopodous1868 1868 Proc. Essex Inst. 6 11 Are the most anterior pair of feet true feet, i.e. sternal appendages, or in other words are the so called octopodous insects really eight-footed. 1933 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 113 110 The decapodous genera of Pycnogonida present a secondary modification of the octopodous type. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1836
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