- Octopod
- Octopod Oc"to*pod, n. [Gr. ? eight-footed; 'oktw` eight + poy`s, podo`s, foot: cf. F. octopode.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Octocerata. [1913 Webster]
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Octopod
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octopod — OCTOPÓD, Ă, octopozi, de, adj., s.n. 1. adj. (Despre animale) Care are opt picioare. 2. s.n. (La pl.) Ordin de moluşte cefalopode, care cuprinde animale cu opt tentacule în jurul capului, purtătoare de ventuze; (şi la sg.) animal din acest ordin … Dicționar Român
octopod — 1826 (adj.); 1835 (n.), from Latinized form of Gk. oktopod , from stem of oktopous (see OCTOPUS (Cf. octopus)) … Etymology dictionary
octopod — [äk′tə päd΄] n. [< Gr oktōpous (gen. octōpodos): see OCTOPUS] any animal with eight limbs; specif., any of an order (Octopoda) of cephalopod mollusks, including the octopus and the paper nautilus octopodan [äk′täp′ə dən] adj., n. octopodous… … English World dictionary
octopod — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek oktōpod , oktōpous scorpion, from oktō octa + pod , pous foot more at foot Date: circa 1836 any of an order (Octopoda) of cephalopod mollusks (as an octopus or argonaut) that have eight arms bearing sessile… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Octopod External Fixator — Adam Frame with Paley s Method The Octopod Circular External Fixator is medical device developed to treat bone fractures and deformities. The device consists of 4 main vertical struts between 2 rings and 4 assistant diagonal struts. This 3rd… … Wikipedia
octopod — adj. [Gr. okto, eight; pous, foot] Bearing 8 tentacles, feet or arms; octopody n … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
octopod — /ok teuh pod /, n. any eight armed cephalopod mollusk of the order or suborder Octopoda, including the octopuses and paper nautiluses. [1820 30; < NL Octopoda name of the order < Gk októpoda neut. pl. of OKTÓPOUS eight footed. See OCTO , POD] * * … Universalium
octopod — noun a) Any animal with eight feet or foot like parts. b) Any cephalopod mollusks of the order Octopoda … Wiktionary
octopód — s. n., pl. octopóde … Romanian orthography
octopod — oc·to·pod || É‘ktÉ™pÉ‘d / É’ktÉ™pÉ’d n. creature with eight legs; octopus … English contemporary dictionary
