"octapody" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: octapodies [plural]
Etymology: octa- + -pody, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) and πούς, ποδός (poús, podós, “foot”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|octa-|-pody}} octa- + -pody, {{der|en|grc|ὀκτώ|t=eight}} Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} octapody (plural octapodies)
  1. (prosody) A metre or verse of eight feet. Categories (topical): Prosody Synonyms: octonarius Coordinate_terms: monopody, dipody, tripody, tetrapody, pentapody, hexapody, heptapody

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