octopod

noun

oc·to·pod | \ ˈäk-tə-ˌpäd

Definition of octopod

: any of an order (Octopoda) of cephalopod mollusks (such as an octopus or argonaut) that have eight arms bearing sessile suckers

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Recent Examples on the Web 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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