Octopodian
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
"Once the Russians had installed themselves at Merv, and drawn within their octopodian arms the Tekkes, the Salors, and part of the Saruks, they thereby established just the shadow of a specious claim to the suzerainty of all the Turkomans, ..."
- 2 Octopodal, resembling an octopod (an organism with eight feet or legs); eight-legged, eight-footed.
"On the 16th some of the ticks cast their skin for the first time, and are now at the stage of octopodian nymphae, for now they have four pairs of legs."
Example
More examples"Once the Russians had installed themselves at Merv, and drawn within their octopodian arms the Tekkes, the Salors, and part of the Saruks, they thereby established just the shadow of a specious claim to the suzerainty of all the Turkomans, ..."
Etymology
From octopod + -ian.
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