octopodiform
octopodiform noun: a cephalopod of the superorder Octopodiformes, comprising octopuses and vampire squid.
Noun
octopodiform (plural octopodiforms)
- A cephalopod of the superorder Octopodiformes, comprising octopuses and vampire squid.
- The buccal crown is present in most decapodiforms but absent from all octopodiforms.2002, Kent E. Carpenter, Living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic, volume 1, page 153
- The Vampire squid – which is actually an octopodiform and not a squid, and looks like an apparition from an impossibly ancient dream – is harmless to humans.2013, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 229
- Synonyms:
- vampyropod
Synonyms of octopodiform
Forms of octopodiform
| plural | octopodiforms |
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Origin of octopodiform
From Octopodiformes (superorder name).
Questions about octopodiform
- What does octopodiform mean?
- Octopodiform means a cephalopod of the superorder Octopodiformes, comprising octopuses and vampire squid.
- What part of speech is octopodiform?
- Octopodiform is a noun.
- What is the plural of octopodiform?
- The plural of octopodiform is octopodiforms.
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