# octopod

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.
2. Any cephalopod molluscs of the order Octopoda.
3. A railway locomotive with eight wheels.

## Etymology
From octo- + -pod, after taxonomic name Octopoda. Piecewise doublet of octopede and octopus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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