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vampyropod

vampyropod noun: a member of the proposed group Vampyropoda (equivalent to the superorder Octopodiformes), comprising vampire squid and octopuses; an octopodiform.

Noun

vampyropod (plural vampyropods)

  1. (rare) A member of the proposed group Vampyropoda (equivalent to the superorder Octopodiformes), comprising vampire squid and octopuses; an octopodiform.
    • [T]he ultimate question is whether belemnoids and decapods are sister groups, or whether belemnoids and vampyropods are sister groups.1999, Federico Olóriz, Francisco J. Rodríguez-Tovar, editors, Advancing Research on Living and Fossil Cephalopods, Springer Science+Business Media, page 10
    • Ancestral vampyropods diverged from the ancestors of squid way back in the Triassic.2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 119

Forms of vampyropod

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Questions about vampyropod

What does vampyropod mean?
Vampyropod means a member of the proposed group Vampyropoda (equivalent to the superorder Octopodiformes), comprising vampire squid and octopuses; an octopodiform.
What part of speech is vampyropod?
Vampyropod is a noun.
What is the plural of vampyropod?
The plural of vampyropod is vampyropods.

Words near vampyropod in the dictionary

  1. vampyrism
  2. vampyromorph
  3. vampyromorphid
  4. vampyromorphids
  5. vampyromorphs
  6. vampyropod
  7. vampyropods
  8. vampyroteuthid
  9. vampyroteuthids
  10. vampyrs
  11. Vamsterdam

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