n. Any of various cephalopod mollusks of the order Octopoda, which includes the octopuses, having eight sucker-bearing arms. [From New Latin Octōpoda, order name, from Greek oktōpoda, neuter pl. of oktōpous, octopus; see OCTOPUS.] octo·pod′, oc′to·podous adj. |
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