"octopodal" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: octopod + -al Etymology templates: {{af|en|octopod|-al}} octopod + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} octopodal (not comparable)
  1. Octopoid, octopuslike. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-octopodal-en-adj-mSzGncqu
  2. Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopod, a creature with eight feet or legs; eight-footed. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-octopodal-en-adj-n22jhvz2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: list in octopuslike

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