"octopod" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: octopods [plural]
Etymology: From octo- + -pod. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|octo|pod}} octo- + -pod Head templates: {{en-noun}} octopod (plural octopods)
  1. Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts. Categories (topical): Eight
    Sense id: en-octopod-en-noun-GTqjvXhv Disambiguation of Eight: 41 30 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with octo-, English terms suffixed with -pod Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 50 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with octo-: 42 27 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -pod: 40 48 12
  2. Any cephalopod mollusks of the order Octopoda.
    Sense id: en-octopod-en-noun-bWvmF9IA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -pod, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 50 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -pod: 40 48 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 63 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 54 5
  3. A railway locomotive with eight wheels.
    Sense id: en-octopod-en-noun-WYGrEJXI Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -pod Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -pod: 40 48 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: octoped, octopede Related terms: octopodal, octopodean, octopodian, octopus, octopodes, octopoid, octopode

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Alternative forms

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