Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913 Poulp Poulp, Poulpe, n. [F. poulpe, fr. L. polypus. See Polyp.] (Zoöl.) Same as Octopus. Musk poulp (Zoöl.), a Mediterranean octopod (Eledone moschata) which emits a strong odor of musk. ‹ Pouldron Poult ›