octopus (redirected from Octupus)

oc·to·pus  (kt-ps)

n. pl. oc·to·pus·es or oc·to·pi (-p)

1. Any of numerous carnivorous marine mollusks of the genus Octopus or related genera, found worldwide. The octopus has a rounded soft body, eight arms with each bearing two rows of suckers, a large distinct head, and a strong beaklike mouth. Also called devilfish.

2. Something, such as a multinational corporation, that has many powerful, centrally controlled branches.

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[New Latin Octps, genus name, from Greek oktpous, eight-footed : okt, eight; see okt(u) in Indo-European roots + pous, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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octopus [ˈɒktəpəs]

n pl -puses

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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)

2. a powerful influential organization with far-reaching effects, esp harmful ones

3. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) another name for spider [8]

[via New Latin from Greek oktōpous having eight feet]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	octopus - tentacles of octopus prepared as food devilfish, octopus - bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
	2.	octopus - bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles devilfish octopod - a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell genus Octopus - type genus of the family Octopodidae octopus - tentacles of octopus prepared as food

Translations

octopus [ˈɒktəpəs] N (octopuses (pl)) → pulpo m

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octopus [ˈɒktəpəs] [octopuses] (pl) n → poulpe m

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octopus

n → Tintenfisch m, → Krake f

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octopus [ˈɒktəpəs] n (gen) → polpo; (larger) → piovra

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octopus

n octopus [ˈoktəpəs]

a type of sea-creature with eight tentacles. seekat أُخْطُبوط октопод chobotnice blæksprutte der Krake χταπόδι pulpo kaheksajalg اختاپوس mustekala pieuvre תָּמנוּן समुद्री जीव hobotnica polip gurita kolkrabbi polpo; piovra たこ 문어 aštuonkojis astoņkājis sotong kurita octopus blekksprut ośmiornica polvo caracatiţă осьминог chobotnica hobotnica hobotnica bläckfisk ปลาหมึกยักษ์ ahtapot 章魚 восьминіг, спрут آٹھ بازؤوں والا ايک سمندري جانور con bạch tuộc 章鱼

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octopus → أخطبوط chobotnice blæksprutte Tintenfisch χταπόδι pulpo mustekala pieuvre hobotnica polipo タコ 문어 octopus blekksprut ośmiornica polvo осьминог bläckfisk ปลาหมึกยักษ์ ahtapot con bạch tuộc 章鱼