Definitions for octopodˈɒk təˌpɒd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oc•to•podˈɒk təˌpɒd(n.)
any eight-armed cephalopod mollusk of the order Octopoda: includes the octopuses and paper nautiluses.
Category: Invertebrates
Origin of octopod:
1820–30; < NL Octopoda < Gk oktṓpous eight-footed
Princeton's WordNet
octopod(noun)
a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell
Wiktionary
octopod(Noun)
Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.
octopod(Noun)
Any cephalopod mollusks of the order Octopoda.
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