octopod

oc·to·pod  (kt-pd)

n.

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

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

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octo·pod, octo·podous adj.

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octopod [ˈɒktəˌpɒd]

n

(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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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