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octopedal

octopedal is the alternative form of octopodal.

Meaning of octopodal

Adjective

octopodal (not comparable)

  1. Octopoid, octopuslike.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopod, a creature with eight feet or legs; eight-footed.
    • The Arachnides or octopodal articulate animals, whose head, which is destitute of antennae, is confounded with the […]1830, Pierre Augustin Beclard, translated by Robert Knox, Elements of General Anatomy: translated from the last edition of the French ... With notes and corrections, by Robert Knox, page 25

Origin of octopedal

From octoped + -al. Compare Latin octōpedālis.

Questions about octopedal

What is octopedal the alternative form of?
Octopedal is the alternative form of octopodal.

Words near octopedal in the dictionary

  1. octopaminergic
  2. octopartite
  3. octopawn
  4. octopean
  5. octoped
  6. octopedal
  7. octopede
  8. octopedes
  9. octopeds
  10. octopeptide
  11. octopetalous

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