octopod in British English
(ˈɒktəˌpɒd) or octopodan (ɒkˈtɒpədən)
noun1. any cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda, including octopuses and the paper nautilus, having eight tentacles, and lacking an internal shell
adjective2. Also: octopodous, octopoid of, relating to, or belonging to the Octopoda