octopede

English

Alternative forms

• octoped, octopod

Etymology

From octo- +‎ -pede.

Noun

octopede (plural octopedes)

1. (zoology) Any eight-legged creature.

   Spiders are octopedes.

References

• “octopede”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• coopeted