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From octo- + -pede. Piecewise doublet of octopus and octopod.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Any eight-legged creature. Full definition →
From octo- + -pede. Piecewise doublet of octopus and octopod.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.