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

Examples of octopod in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Less than a year after being discovered, Casper the octopod could be in mortal danger. —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

Word History

Etymology

ultimately from Greek oktōpod-, oktōpous scorpion, from oktō- octa- + pod-, pous foot — more at foot

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above