Octopode

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of octopod. alt-of, alternative, uncommon

    "It is remarkable, that Pennant describes this Crab as an octopode, an error probably due to an imperfect specimen, as the fourth pair of legs are so immediately, at their origin, under the fifth, that, when lost by accident, their sockets may readily [overlooked]."

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"It is remarkable, that Pennant describes this Crab as an octopode, an error probably due to an imperfect specimen, as the fourth pair of legs are so immediately, at their origin, under the fifth, that, when lost by accident, their sockets may readily [overlooked]."

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