octopede

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noun

Any eight-legged creature.

“Spiders are octopedes.”

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Meanings

nounoctopede (plural octopedes)

plural octopedes · alternative octoped · alternative octopod

  1. biologyAny eight-legged creature.

    Spiders are octopedes.

Origin

From octo- + -pede. Piecewise doublet of octopus and octopod.

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APA

octopede. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octopede

MLA

“octopede.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octopede. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octopede,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octopede.

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