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Octopoda

Syllabification: (Oc·top·o·da)
Pronunciation: /äkˈtäpədə/
Zoology
Definition of Octopoda
  • an order of cephalopod mollusks that comprises the octopuses.

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Greek oktōpous, oktōpod-, from oktō 'eight' + pous, pod- 'foot'

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