Octopus
11Octopus — This article is about the order of cephalopod. For other uses, see Octopus (disambiguation). Octopus …
12 Octopus — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Octopus (homonymie). Octopus …
13octopus — He e (for various kinds, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it). See cowry shell, cuttlefish, squid. ♦ Octopus tentacle, awe awe, awe, awe ule, awe puhi. ♦ Octopus beak, niho. ♦ Octopus ink, weka. ♦ Octopus ink sac, ala ala …
14octopus — /ok teuh peuhs/, n., pl. octopuses, octopi / puy /. 1. any octopod of the genus Octopus, having a soft, oval body and eight sucker bearing arms, living mostly at the bottom of the sea. 2. something likened to an octopus, as an organization with… …
15octopus — noun (plural puses or octopi) Etymology: New Latin Octopod , Octopus, from Greek oktōpous Date: 1758 1. any of a genus (Octopus) of cephalopod mollusks that have eight muscular arms equipped with two rows of suckers; broadly any octopod excepting …
16octopus — [[t]ɒ̱ktəpəs[/t]] octopuses N VAR An octopus is a soft sea creature with eight long arms called tentacles which it uses to catch food. N UNCOUNT Octopus is this creature eaten as food …
17octopus — UK [ˈɒktəpəs] / US [ˈɑktəpəs] noun Word forms octopus : singular octopus plural octopi UK [ˈɒktəpaɪ] / US [ˈɑktəˌpaɪ] or octopuses a) [countable] a sea animal with a soft round body and eight long arms called tentacles b) [uncountable] this… …
18octopus — oc•to•pus [[t]ˈɒk tə pəs[/t]] n. pl. pus•es, pi [[t] ˌpaɪ[/t]] 1) ivt any octopod of the genus Octopus, having a soft, oval body and eight sucker bearing arms, living mostly at the bottom of the sea 2) something likened to an octopus, as an… …
19octopus — noun (plural octopuses) a cephalopod mollusc with eight sucker bearing arms, a soft sac like body, strong beak like jaws, and no internal shell. [Order Octopoda: many species.] Derivatives octopoid adjective Origin C18: from Gk oktōpous (see… …
20octopus — /ˈɒktəpəs / (say oktuhpuhs), / pʊs/ (say poos) noun (plural octopuses or octopi /ˈɒktəpaɪ/ (say oktuhpuy)) 1. any animal of the genus Octopus, comprising octopods with a soft, oval body and eight sucker bearing arms, and living mostly on the sea… …
