octopod

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Any of various cephalopod mollusks of the order Octopoda, such as an octopus, having eight tentacles.

[From New Latin Octpoda, order name, from Greek oktpoda, neuter pl. of oktpous, octopus; see octopus.]

octo·pod, octo·podous adj.

octopod [ˈɒktəˌpɒd]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda, including octopuses and the paper nautilus, having eight tentacles, and lacking an internal shell

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the Octopoda

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Noun

octopod - a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell

cephalopod, cephalopod mollusk - marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles

Octopoda, order Octopoda - octopuses and paper nautilus

devilfish, octopus - bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles

Argonauta argo, paper nautilus, nautilus, Argonaut - cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells

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Argonaut Argonauta argo cephalopod cephalopod mollusk devilfish Musk poulp nautilus Octopoda octopus order Octopoda paper nautilus Poulp	Among the bizarre creatures encountered by the researchers were a six foot long cirrate octopod - nicknamed "Dumbo" because of the large earlike fins it uses to swim - discovered more than a mile deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Scientists shed light on life in the darkest ocean depths by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) As part of the census project, scientists from the Smithsonian Institution have collected a very large specimen of a rare, primitive animal known as cirrate or finned octopod, commonly called " Dumbos" because they flap a pair of large ear- like fins to swim, akin to the cartoon flying elephant. And you thought you were dumbo! by Mail Today (New Delhi, India) Among the creatures identified in the deep sea areas were luminous jellyfish and gelatinous creatures known as finned octopods, or "dumbos," because they flap earlike fins and look like the cartoon elephant. Ocean depths reveal wealth of life by Aljazeera.net	Octocerata Octochord octodecillion octodecimo Octodentate Octodont Octoedrical Octofid Octogamy octogenarian octogenarianism Octogenary octogild Octogonal Octogynia Octogynian Octoic Octolocular Octonaphthene octonary Octonocular Octopede Octopetalous octopi octoploid octopod Octopoda Octopodia Octopodidae octopus Octoradiated octoroon Octospermous Octostichous Octostyle octosyllabic octosyllable octothorp octothorpe Octoyl octroi Octuor octuple octuplet Octyl Octylene Octylic ocular ocular cromolyn ocular muscle Ocular spectrum	octometer octomethylene Octomino Octomom Octonaphthene octonaries octonary octonary number system octonary signaling Octonion Octonions Octonocular Octopamine Octopamine Octopamine octopartite vault Octopede Octopetalous octopi octopi octopi Octopii Octopii Octopii octoploid octoploid octoploid Octoploidy Octoploidy Octoploidy octopod Octopoda Octopoda Octopoda Octopodes Octopodes Octopodes Octopodia Octopodidae Octopodidae octopodous octopods octopods octopoid octopoid octopoid Octopoida Octopoida Octopoida octopus octopus octopus octopus Octopus cable Octopus card Octopus Dofleini Hemocyanin Octopus Garden Octopus maculatus Octopus Micro Finance Suite Octopus Mountain, Washington Octopus Rhodopsin Kinase

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Among the bizarre creatures encountered by the researchers were a six foot long cirrate octopod - nicknamed "Dumbo" because of the large earlike fins it uses to swim - discovered more than a mile deep on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Scientists shed light on life in the darkest ocean depths by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

As part of the census project, scientists from the Smithsonian Institution have collected a very large specimen of a rare, primitive animal known as cirrate or finned octopod, commonly called " Dumbos" because they flap a pair of large ear- like fins to swim, akin to the cartoon flying elephant.

And you thought you were dumbo! by Mail Today (New Delhi, India)

Among the creatures identified in the deep sea areas were luminous jellyfish and gelatinous creatures known as finned octopods, or "dumbos," because they flap earlike fins and look like the cartoon elephant.

Ocean depths reveal wealth of life by Aljazeera.net

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