Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octopodiform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-topod-i-form
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cephalopod of the superorder Octopodiformes, comprising octopuses and vampire squid.

Example Sentences

"The buccal crown is present in most decapodiforms but absent from all octopodiforms."
"The Vampire squid – which is actually an octopodiform and not a squid, and looks like an apparition from an impossibly ancient dream – is harmless to humans."

Etymology

From Octopodiformes (superorder name).

Inflected Forms

octopodiforms (plural)

Synonyms

vampyropod

Questions

What does octopodiform mean?: A cephalopod of the superorder Octopodiformes, comprising octopuses and vampire squid.
Where does octopodiform come from?: From Octopodiformes (superorder name).

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