OCTOPODA Oc*top"o*da, n.pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.) (a) Same as Octocerata. (b) Same as Arachnida.
OCTOPODIA
Oc`to*po"di*a, n.pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Octocerata.
OCTOPUS
Oc"to*pus, n. Etym: [NL. See Octopod.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See Devilfish,
OCTORADIATED
Oc`to*ra"*di*a`ted, a. Etym: [Octo- + radiated.]
Defn: Having eight rays.
OCTOROON
Oc`to*roon", n. Etym: [L. octo eight + -roon, as in quadroon.]
Defn: The offspring of a quadroon and a white person; a mestee.
OCTOSPERMOUS
Oc`to*sper"mous, a. Etym: [Octo- + Cr. (Bot.)