Meaning of octopode | Babel Free

Definitions

Sous-ordre d’insectes aptères comprenant ceux qui ont huit bras ou appendices tentaculaires.

Equivalents

Examples

“It is remarkable, that Pennant describes this Crab as an octopode, an error probably due to an imperfect specimen, as the fourth pair of legs are so immediately, at their origin, under the fifth, that, when lost by accident, their sockets may readily [overlooked].”

“'I believe he may be the result of the rare triadic union of a saltimbanque, an oyster and an octopode,' mused Alfred. 'Three!' 'Unnatural!' 'Impossible!' The crowd was up in arms again, mirabile dictu-ing, slamming the table, […]”

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