octopoid

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An octopuslike creature.
    — The scene lit up like a horror ride in an amusement park: Hundreds of yellow octopoids hung from the roof above him; a huge orange octopoid the size of a desk pulsated on the floor four meters in front of him; […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus or octopod; octopuslike.
    — Moving about in experiment or sitting motionless in study were scores of the most hideous Martians they had yet seen—octopoid creature with enormous staring eyes and eight black tentacles.
  2. Widespread; reaching across or penetrating large distances; controlling many things from a central point.
    — Further, monopoly is in the octopoid industries the only sensible method of supply, and in many others it brings economies in production, and improvements in the quality and stability of supply, of which it would be a back-handed kindness to deprive the consumer.

词形变化

more octopoid comparative most octopoid superlative octopoids plural

词汇关系

近义词
list in octopuslike
相关词
octopoidal

词源

词源 1
From octopus + -oid.
词源 2
From octopus + -oid.
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