"octopusial" meaning in English

See octopusial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more octopusial [comparative], most octopusial [superlative]
Etymology: octopus + -ial Etymology templates: {{af|en|octopus|-ial}} octopus + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj}} octopusial (comparative more octopusial, superlative most octopusial)
  1. (rare) Octopoid; octopuslike. Tags: rare Synonyms: list in octopuslike
    Sense id: en-octopusial-en-adj-zNWcKSqX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ial

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          "ref": "1912, The Saturday Evening Post, page 30",
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          "ref": "2011, Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore, In Constant Incandescence / Poems, page 26",
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