octapody

English

Etymology

From octa- +‎ -pody, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) and πούς, ποδός (poús, podós, “foot”).

Noun

octapody (plural octapodies)

1. (prosody) A metre or verse of eight feet.

Synonyms

• octonarius

Coordinate terms

• monopody
• dipody
• tripody
• tetrapody
• pentapody
• hexapody
• heptapody