Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Octodentate

Oc′to‐den″tate (?), a. [Octo- + dentate.] Having eight teeth.

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Octodont

Oc″to‐dont (?), a. [Octo- + Gr. �, �.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Octodontidæ, a family of rodents which includes the coypu, and many other South American species.

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Octoedrical

Oc′to‐ed″ric‐al (?), a. See Octahedral. Sir T. Browne.

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Octofid

Oc″to‐fid (?), a. [Octo- + root of L. findere to split: cf. F. octofide.] (Bot.) Cleft or separated into eight segments, as a calyx.

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Octogamy

Oc‐tog″a‐my (?), n. [Octo- + Gr. � marriage.] A marrying eight times. Chaucer.

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Octogenarian

Oc′to‐ge‐na″ri‐an (?), n. A person eighty years, or more, of age.

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Octogenary

Oc‐tog″e‐na‐ry (?), a. [L. octogenarius, from octogeni eighty each, octoginta eighty, fr. octo eight. See Eight, Eighty.] Of eighty years of age. “Being then octogenary.” Aubrey.

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Octogild

Oc″to‐gild (?), n. [Octo- + AS. gild payment.] (Anglo-Saxon Law) A pecuniary compensation for an injury, of eight times the value of the thing.

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Octogonal

Oc‐tog″o‐nal (?), a. See Octagonal.

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Octogynia

‖Oc′to‐gyn″i‐a (?), prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr. οκτὤ eight + γυνή a woman, female.] (Bot.) A Linnaean order of plants having eight pistils.

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Octogynian

{ Oc′to‐gyn″i‐an (?), Oc‐tog″y‐nous (?), } a.(Bot.) Having eight pistils; octagynous.

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Octoic

Oc‐to″ic (?), a. [See Octo-.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, octane; — used specifically, to designate any one of a group of acids, the most important of wh...

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Octolocular

Oc′to‐loc″u‐lar (ŏk′tō̍‐lŏk″ū̍‐lẽr), a. [Octo- + locular.] (Bot.) Having eight cells for seeds.

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Octonaphthene

Oc′to‐naph″thene (?), n. [Octo- + naphthene.] (Chem.) A colorless liquid hydrocarbon of the octylene series, occurring in Caucasian petroleum.

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Octonary

Oc′to‐na‐ry (?), a. [L. octonarius, fr. octoni eight each, fr. octo eight.] Of or pertaining to the number eight. Dr. H. More.

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Octonocular

Oc′to‐noc″u‐lar (?), a. [L. octoni eight each + E. ocular.] Having eight eyes. Derham.

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Octopede

Oc′to‐pede (?), n. [Octo- + L. pes, pedis, foot.] (Zoöl.) An animal having eight feet, as a spider.

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Octopetalous

Oc′to‐pet″al‐ous (?), a. [Octo- + petal.] (Bot.) Having eight petals or flower leaves.

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Octopod

Oc″to‐pod (?), n. [Gr. � eight-footed; οκτὤ eight + πούσ, ποδόσ, foot: cf. F. octopode.] (Zoöl.) One of the Octocerata.

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Octopoda

‖Oc‐top″o‐da (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) (a) Same as Octocerata. (b) Same as Arachnida.

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Octopodia

‖Oc′to‐po″di‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. οκτὤ eight + � a little foot.] (Zoöl.) Same as Octocerata.

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Octopus

Oc″to‐pus (?), n. [NL. See Octopod.] (Zoöl.) A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See Devilfish.

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Octoradiated

Oc′to‐ra″‐di‐a′ted (?), a. [Octo- + radiated.] Having eight rays.

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Octoroon

Oc′to‐roon″ (?), n. [L. octo eight + -roon, as in quadroon.] The offspring of a quadroon and a white person; a mestee.

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Octospermous

Oc′to‐sper″mous (?), a. [Octo- + Gr. � seed.] (Bot.) Containing eight seeds.

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Octostichous

Oc‐tos″ti‐chous (?), a. [Octo- + Gr. στίχοσ a row.] (Bot.) In eight vertical ranks, as leaves on a stem.

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Octostyle

Oc″to‐style (?), a. [Octo- + Gr. � a pillar: cf. F. octostyle.] (Arch.) Having eight columns in the front; — said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most la...