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Oc`to*den"tate (?), a. [Octo- +
dentate.] Having eight teeth.

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.

Oc`to*ed"ric*al (?), a. See
Octahedral. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

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

Oc*tog"a*my (?), n. [Octo- + Gr.
&?; marriage.] A marrying eight times. [R.]
Chaucer.

Oc`to*ge*na"ri*an (?), n. A person
eighty years, or more, of age.

Oc*tog"e*na*ry (?), a. [L.
octogenarrus, from octogeni eighty each,
octoginta eighty, fr. octo eight. See Eight,
Eighty.] Of eighty years of age. "Being then
octogenary.


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