multilimbed
Having numerous appendages
Multilimbed means having many limbs—more than the typical number for a given creature or form.
The word appears most often in fantasy, science fiction, and mythology to describe beings like octopuses, spiders, or imagined creatures: a multilimbed alien, the multilimbed Hindu deity Vishnu.
It can also describe robots or machines with multiple appendages.
Multi-segmented, many-legged predator
- millipedeMulti-segmented leggy invertebrate
- octopusEight-limbed sea mollusk
- spiderWeb-spinning arachnid
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
lobster · scorpion · tarantula · shrimp · crayfish · isopod · woodlouse · barnacle
Projecting body parts
- limbsBody's major appendages
- armsUpper body limbs
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
extremities · digits · fingers · toes · pincers · claws · antennae · mandibles
Hindu god of dissolution
- KaliFierce goddess of endings
- VishnuHindu deity of preservation
- GaneshaElephant-headed Hindu deity
- DurgaHindu goddess of victory
Cthulhu · Scylla · hydra · Anansi · naga · rakshasa · Tiamat · kraken
Arranged to work together
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
- agileLimber and quick-moving
- multitaskingDoing several things concurrently
- graspingGreedy for wealth
manipulating · reaching · climbing · versatile · ambidextrous · prehensile · gripping · flexible
centipede
Multi-segmented, many-legged predator
- millipedeMulti-segmented leggy invertebrate
- octopusEight-limbed sea mollusk
- spiderWeb-spinning arachnid
crab · lobster · scorpion · tarantula · shrimp · crayfish · isopod · woodlouse · barnacle · prawn
appendages
Projecting body parts
tentacles · extremities · digits · fingers · toes · pincers · claws · antennae · mandibles · fins
Shiva
Hindu god of dissolution
Durga · Cthulhu · Scylla · hydra · Anansi · naga · rakshasa · Tiamat · kraken · seraphim
coordinated
Arranged to work together
- nimbleQuick and light-moving
- agileLimber and quick-moving
- multitaskingDoing several things concurrently
grasping · manipulating · reaching · climbing · versatile · ambidextrous · prehensile · gripping · flexible · deft
multilimbedlimbless
Without arms or legs
legless · no-legged · armless · bipedal · two-legged
multilimbedstreamlined
Made smooth and efficient
unitary · minimalist · tubular · trunk-like · vermiform
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