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Definition of Octopodes
1. octopus [n] - See also: octopus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Octopodes
Literary usage of Octopodes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"The OED gives octopodes as the first plural (octopuses as the alterna. tive),
but the OED also enters octopus with double bars as a foreign word. ..."
2. The Genera of Recent Mollusca: Arranged According to Their Organization by Henry Adams, Arthur Adams (1858)
"line 11, for " Octopi" read " octopodes." 22, line 16, for " Octopi" read "
octopodes" 26, line 12, ..."
3. Bermuda: Its History, Geology, Climate, Products, Agriculture, Commerce, and by Theodore L. Godet (1860)
"... as in the octopodes, It is often more or less compressed on the sides, ...
as in the octopodes; this distinction is sometimes much less marked, ..."
4. Elements of Natural History: Adapted to the Present State of the Science by John Stark (1828)
"... globular, as in the octopodes. It is often more or less compressed on the
sides, as in the Scylla;a;. In very many cases a large portion of the body is ..."
5. Bermuda: Its History, Geology, Climate, Products, Agriculture, Commerce, and by Theodore L. Godet (1860)
"A considerable number of these animals present a very distinct separation between
the head and the rest of the body, as in the octopodes; this distinction ..."
6. The Bookman (1907)
"If the former, we should keep the scientific plural, "octopodes." If the latter,
we should certainly say "octopuses," except that we doubt whether there it ..."
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