Octopodidae

noun

a family of Octopoda

• Syn: ↑family Octopodidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Octopoda, ↑order Octopoda

• Member Meronyms: ↑genus Octopus

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\\ˌäktəˈpädəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Octopod-, Octopus, type genus + -idae

: a family of mollusks comprising the typical octopuses that are comparatively large eight-armed cephalopods with a small saclike body, a large head armed with a strong beak, highly developed eyes, and the arms united at the base by a membrane and usually provided with two rows of suckers by which they cling to the sea bottom or hold their prey