The word "octopus" shares the same prefix as "octagon," which is "octo-." This prefix means "eight" in reference to the number 8.
Octo - As in octo-ber was 8th month (old calendar) Or octo-pus has 8 arms
Yes, "octa" is a prefix that means "eight." It is commonly used in words like "octagon" (a shape with eight sides) or "octave" (a musical interval spanning eight notes).
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From Latin 'octo', meaning eight
The prefix "octo" means eight. Refering to the eight legs that an octopus has :)
October, octopus, octopod, octogenarian. For geometric terms the prefix is generally octa, not octo.
The Latin word for "eight."
Octo - the Greek word for "eight".
introspective prefix's and suffix's?
An octagon. Octo or octa is a prefix for eight
Prefixes meaning 4 are quad (Latin) and tetra (Greek).
Yes, "octa" is a prefix that means "eight." It is commonly used in words like "octagon" (a shape with eight sides) or "octave" (a musical interval spanning eight notes).
In what situation? Telephones? Answer: NONA-9 Yup. A nine-sided polygon is called a nonagon (or enneagon).
It means eight. For example octagon -- eight sides octavalent -- eight atoms Sometimes octo is used as a prefix as in octopus
Octogon? If so, it's an 8 sided shape. The prefix "octo-" means 8.
An Octopus has 8 tentacles, the prefix octo means eight. In addition a Squid has 6 tentacles.