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octopus

/ˈɑktəpʊs/noun3 syllables

Octopus means: bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles.

Synonyms for octopus2

noun, as in bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles

devilfish

also used for octopus

polypus

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What does octopus mean?2

noun

1

bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles

2

tentacles of octopus prepared as food

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Octopus in a sentence

  • At the fish market, she bought two trouts and an octopus.Lebensfreude
  • That octopus returned to the sea without being eaten.fcbond
  • The octopus was using a discarded scallop shell as shelter.Cangarejo
  • We usually ordered grilled octopus before the main course.CK
  • Do you want this octopus to have fewer legs?unknown
  • The octopus exits only to look for food and for reproductive purposes.marco87
  • The octopus only exits its lair to look for food or for reproductive purposes.Scott
  • The octopus and the nautilus are both cephalopods.Miktsoanit

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of octopus

as a noun

plural
octopuses