octopod

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell

Etymology

From octo- + -pod, after taxonomic name Octopoda. Piecewise doublet of octopede and octopus.

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