Octopoid
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An octopuslike creature.
"The scene lit up like a horror ride in an amusement park: Hundreds of yellow octopoids hung from the roof above him; a huge orange octopoid the size of a desk pulsated on the floor four meters in front of him; […]"
- 1 Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus or octopod; octopuslike.
"Moving about in experiment or sitting motionless in study were scores of the most hideous Martians they had yet seen—octopoid creature with enormous staring eyes and eight black tentacles."
- 2 Widespread; reaching across or penetrating large distances; controlling many things from a central point.
"Further, monopoly is in the octopoid industries the only sensible method of supply, and in many others it brings economies in production, and improvements in the quality and stability of supply, of which it would be a back-handed kindness to deprive the consumer."
Example
More examples"Moving about in experiment or sitting motionless in study were scores of the most hideous Martians they had yet seen—octopoid creature with enormous staring eyes and eight black tentacles."
Etymology
From octopus + -oid.
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