octopod
noun
oc·to·pod
ˈäk-tə-ˌpäd 
: any of an order (Octopoda) of cephalopod mollusks (such as an octopus or argonaut) that have eight arms bearing sessile suckers
octopod
adjective
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Less than a year after being discovered, Casper the octopod could be in mortal danger.
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Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2016
This 20-foot-long, 15-foot-wide and 10-foot-high octopod will not only be lit up, but its tentacles will move.
—Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 10 Apr. 2018
The deep sea just got a little spookier with the discovery of a ghostly octopod off the Hawaiian archipelago.
—National Geographic, 4 Mar. 2016
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Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2016
This 20-foot-long, 15-foot-wide and 10-foot-high octopod will not only be lit up, but its tentacles will move.
—Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 10 Apr. 2018
The deep sea just got a little spookier with the discovery of a ghostly octopod off the Hawaiian archipelago.
—National Geographic, 4 Mar. 2016
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“Octopod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/octopod. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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