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octopodal

adj

Etymology

From octopod + -al, after octopus.

  1. derived from Octopoda
  2. formed as octopodal — “octopod + -al”

Definitions

  1. Octopoid, octopuslike.

  2. Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopod, a creature with eight feet or legs

    Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopod, a creature with eight feet or legs; eight-footed.

    • The Arachnides or octopodal articulate animals, whose head, which is destitute of antennae, is confounded with the […]
    • The metamorphoses of the parasite comprise three periods: larval, hexapodal, and octopodal.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA