octopodic

English

Etymology

From octopod +‎ -ic.

Adjective

octopodic (comparative more octopodic, superlative most octopodic)

1. Resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
   • 1911, William Roscoe Thayer et al., The Harvard Graduates' Magazine, page 425:

     […] congenial to creative thinking of any kind that does not concern high finance and octopodic expansion.

   • 1960, Anthony Bird, The Motor Car, 1765-1914:

     Mr. Ellis continued his campaign for amendments in legislation and H. J. Lawson, having bought the winning car for a very large sum, extended his octopodic activities.

   • 2005, Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story, Gramercy:

     It consisted in large part of the engineers and researchers who had built the Heart of Gold— mostly humanoid, but here and there were a few reptiloid atomineers, two or three green sylphlike maximegalaticians, an octopodic physucturalist or ...

   • 1936, H. P. Lovecraft, The Shadow Out of Time:

     Warfare, largely civil for the last few millennia though sometimes waged against reptilian or octopodic invaders, or against the winged, star-headed Old Ones who centred in the antarctic, was infrequent though infinitely devastating.

   • probably 2018, Rogue Planet Press, Lovecraftiana: Halloween 2018 (→ISBN), page 33:

     The octopodic form had sharp black stings that had hardened inside the length of the four arms. From the mouth it yawned emitting a foul bear-like growl. Despite having no obvious eyes, it ambled toward the cave entrance ...

Synonyms

• see list in octopuslike