OCTOPODA

Oc *top "o *da, n.pl. Etym: [NL. ] (Zoöl.)(a ) Same as Octocerata. (b ) Same as Arachnida.

Octopoda

Oc top o da |äkˈtäpədə ɑkˈtɑpədə |Zoology an order of cephalopod mollusks that comprises the octopuses. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek oktōpous, oktōpod -, from oktō ‘eight ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot. ’

Octopoda

Octopoda |ˌɒktəˈpəʊdə | ▶plural noun Zoology an order of cephalopod molluscs that comprises the octopuses. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek oktōpous, oktōpod -, from oktō ‘eight ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot ’.