What does "octopod" mean?

Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.

What is a synonym for "octopod"?

Common synonyms include: devilfish, octopus.

noun

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Noun

1
Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.
2
a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell wordnet
3
Any cephalopod mollusks of the order Octopoda.
4
A railway locomotive with eight wheels.
"… Virginia saw the big octopod engine clamoring up the grade, …"

"… Virginia saw the big octopod engine clamoring up the grade, …"

From octo- + -pod, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώποδος (oktṓpodos), from ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous).