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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A cephalopod of the superorder Octopodiformes, comprising octopuses and vampire squid..
The buccal crown is present in most decapodiforms but absent from all octopodiforms.
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.
Use octopodiform when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Octopodiform means A cephalopod of the superorder Octopodiformes, comprising octopuses and vampire squid..
Common synonyms include vampyropod.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The buccal crown is present in most decapodiforms but absent from all octopodiforms.
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