Octopoda
plural noun
Oc·top·o·da
äkˈtäpədə
: an order of cephalopod mollusks (subclass Dibranchia) comprising the octopuses, argonauts, and related mollusks that have eight arms with sessile suckers devoid of horny rims and that often have vestiges of an internal shell but have an external shell only in the argonaut
octopodan adjective or noun
(ˈ)⸗¦⸗⸗dᵊn
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek oktōpoda, oktapoda, neuter plural of oktōpod-, oktapod-, oktōpous, oktapous octopod
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