octopede
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom octo- + -pede. Piecewise doublet of octopus.
Noun
editoctopede (plural octopedes)
- (zoology) Any eight-legged creature.
- Spiders are octopedes.
References
edit- “octopede”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.