Sekirov Dictionary

octopoid

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective2

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Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus or octopod; octopuslike.
- Moving about in experiment or sitting motionless in study were scores of the most hideous Martians they had yet seen—octopoid creature with enormous staring eyes and eight black tentacles. — 1956
•
Widespread; reaching across or penetrating large distances; controlling many things from a central point.
- This is how an octopoid 'controlled economy' generates a proliferating 'black economy'. — 1989

noun1

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An octopuslike creature.
- The blue octopoid made no protest as Denise pried open the disk. — 2013

forms

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