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octopus
[ ok-tuh-puhs ]
noun
- any octopod of the genus Octopus, having a soft, oval body and eight sucker-bearing arms, living mostly at the bottom of the sea.
- something likened to an octopus, as an organization with many forms of far-reaching influence or control.
octopus
/ ˈɒ°ì³ÙÉ™±èÉ™²õ /
noun
- any cephalopod mollusc of the genera Octopus, Eledone, etc, having a soft oval body with eight long suckered tentacles and occurring at the sea bottom: order Octopoda (octopods)
- a powerful influential organization with far-reaching effects, esp harmful ones
- another name for spider
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of octopus1
Example Sentences
I admired but disregarded the octopus — too much of an ordeal.
“It’s fun,†she said of the custom hearts, cherries, pink octopuses and evil eyes she quilts and appliques on to sweatshirts.
Inside the convention hall, an octopus and a parrot casually drink a glass of wine together.
Playful creatures from octopus and squid to whales, bunnies and even hamsters create a graphic and exciting vibe just in time for the holidays.
The duo used a custommade respirometer to measure how much oxygen the pulsating cells used in the process, a proxy for how much energy it takes an octopus to trigger color changes.
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