octopode
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of octopod.
Example Sentences
- "It is remarkable, that Pennant describes this Crab as an octopode, an error probably due to an imperfect specimen, as the fourth pair of legs are so immediately, at their origin, under the fifth, that, when lost by accident, their sockets may readily [overlooked]."
- "'I believe he may be the result of the rare triadic union of a saltimbanque, an oyster and an octopode,' mused Alfred. 'Three!' 'Unnatural!' 'Impossible!' The crowd was up in arms again, mirabile dictu-ing, slamming the table, […]"