Vampyropod
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vampyropod is a noun meaning (rare) A member of the proposed group Vampyropoda (equivalent to the superorder Octopodiformes), comprising vampire squid and octopuses; an octopodiform.
Meaning
(rare) A member of the proposed group Vampyropoda (equivalent to the superorder Octopodiformes), comprising vampire squid and octopuses; an octopodiform.
Example Sentences
Ancestral vampyropods diverged from the ancestors of squid way back in the Triassic.
[T]he ultimate question is whether belemnoids and decapods are sister groups, or whether belemnoids and vampyropods are sister groups.
Word Forms
- vampyropods
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vampyromorph, vampyroteuthid, vampyromorphid, vampyrellid, octopodoid, octopodid.
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