octopodian

adjective2

1. •
   Resembling an octopus; octopuslike.

   • The Marquess Wellesley tried to draw within the octopodian arms of his co-religionists and compatriots all the Maratha States by forging on them the fetters of the subsidiary alliance. — 2001
2. •
   Resembling an octopod (an organism with eight feet or legs); eight-legged, eight-footed.

   • On the 16th some of the ticks cast their skin for the first time, and are now at the stage of octopodian nymphae, for now they have four pairs of legs. — 1901