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octopods

octopods is the plural of octopod.

Meaning of octopod

Noun

octopod (plural octopods)

  1. Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.
  2. Any cephalopod molluscs of the order Octopoda.
  3. A railway locomotive with eight wheels.
    • … Virginia saw the big octopod engine clamoring up the grade, …1905, Francis Lynde, “VII The Majesty of the Law”, in A Fool for Love, Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →LCCN, page 115

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Questions about octopods

What is octopods the plural of?
Octopods is the plural of octopod.

Words near octopods in the dictionary

  1. octopodiform
  2. octopodiforms
  3. octopodoid
  4. octopodoids
  5. octopodous
  6. octopods
  7. octopoid
  8. octopoidal
  9. octopoids
  10. octopolar
  11. octopole

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