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octopod
oc·to·pod [ óktə pòd ] (plural oc·to·pods)


noun 
Definition:
 
mollusk with eight tentacles: a mollusk that has no shell and a large head and eyes and eight tentacles, e.g. the octopus. Order Octopoda.
[Early 20th century. < modern Latin Octopoda< Greek oktōpod-, stem of oktōpous (see octopus)]

oc·to·pod·ous [ ok tóppədəss ] adjective
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