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octopodan

octopodan adjective: relating to cephalopod molluscs of the order Octopoda.

Adjective

octopodan (not comparable)

  1. Relating to cephalopod molluscs of the order Octopoda.
    Synonyms:
    octopod

Synonyms of octopodan

Origin of octopodan

From taxonomic name Octopoda + -an.

Questions about octopodan

What does octopodan mean?
Octopodan means relating to cephalopod molluscs of the order Octopoda.
What part of speech is octopodan?
Octopodan is an adjective.

Words near octopodan in the dictionary

  1. octoploidizations
  2. octoploids
  3. octoploidy
  4. octopod
  5. octopodal
  6. octopodan
  7. octopode
  8. octopodean
  9. octopodes
  10. octopodial
  11. octopodian

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