Octopodian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Octopodian is an adjective meaning Resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
Meaning
Resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
More Meanings
- Resembling an octopod (an organism with eight feet or legs); eight-legged, eight-footed.
Example Sentences
On the 16th some of the ticks cast their skin for the first time, and are now at the stage of octopodian nymphae, for now they have four pairs of legs.
The Marquess Wellesley tried to draw within the octopodian arms of his co-religionists and compatriots all the Maratha States by forging on them the fetters of the subsidiary alliance.
Not sure how much I believe it—they tend to keep to themselves, spending most of their time in their underwater colonies in the Sunk. Cephels' octopodian heritage make them excellent fishermen and shellfish collectors.
Centipedes hastened past, legs moving in agitated undulations; tiny red spiders pounced, like octopodian tigers from another, microscopic world, on prey so infinitesimal that it was impossible to see whether it crawled or flew.
Synonyms for octopodian
Depending on context, synonyms include octopod, octopodal, octopodous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include octopusy, octopusish, squidlike, oysterlike, ostraceous, tentaculoid.
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