octopodous
/ɒkˈtɒpədəs/ /ˌɒktəˈpəʊdəs/rare
adjective
Originally: of, relating to, or designating the order Octopoda of cephalopod molluscs, comprising the octopuses; = octopod. Later (also): = octopoid.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Todd's Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology. Originally from scientific Latin Octopoda + -ous; in later use from octo- + -podous.