Meaning
Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ)bor. Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octōbor. English octo- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ποδός (podós)bor. English -pod English octopod From octo- + -pod, after taxonomic name Octopoda. Piecewise doublet of octopede and octopus.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
octopodaloctopodianoctopodousoctopodan
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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