octopus

oc·to·pus (

-p

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.

[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.]

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]

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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

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

octopus

n → Tintenfisch m, → Krake f

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

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

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

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Acetabulifera blue-ringed octopus Cephalopoda class Cephalopoda devilfish Dibranchia Dibranchiata dibranchiate family Octopodidae genus Octopus Haemacyanin hectocotylus ink sac Octocerata octopi octopod Octopoda Octopodidae order Octopoda	Not only is it supposed that these poulps can draw down vessels, but a certain Olaus Magnus speaks of an octopus a mile long that is more like an island than an animal. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context Once a leash of thin black whips, like the arms of an octopus, flashed across the sunset and was immediately with- drawn, and afterwards a thin rod rose up, joint by joint, bearing at its apex a circular disk that spun with a wobbling motion. The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context Tommy Hinds had set out upon the trail of the Octopus as soon as the war was over. The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context	Octodentate Octodont Octoedrical Octofid Octogamy octogenarian octogenarianism Octogenary octogild Octogonal Octogynia Octogynian Octoic Octolocular Octonaphthene octonary Octonocular Octopede Octopetalous octopi octoploid octopod Octopoda Octopodia Octopodidae octopus Octoradiated octoroon Octospermous Octostichous Octostyle octosyllabic octosyllable octothorp octothorpe Octoyl octroi Octuor octuple octuplet Octyl Octylene Octylic ocular ocular cromolyn ocular muscle Ocular spectrum ocularist Ocularly Oculary oculate	Octopii Octopii Octopii octoploid octoploid octoploid Octoploidy Octoploidy Octoploidy octopod octopod octopod Octopoda Octopoda Octopoda Octopodes Octopodes Octopodes Octopodia Octopodidae Octopodidae octopodous octopods octopods octopoid octopoid octopoid Octopoida Octopoida Octopoida octopus Octopus cable Octopus card Octopus Dofleini Hemocyanin Octopus Garden Octopus maculatus Octopus Micro Finance Suite Octopus Mountain, Washington Octopus Rhodopsin Kinase octopuses octopuses octopuses Octoradiated Octorara Primary Learning Center Octoroon Octoroon Octoroon octoroons OCTOS Octospermous Octostichous Octostim Octostim Octostyle Octostyle octosyllabic octosyllabic octosyllable octosyllables Octotheca Octothorp

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Acetabulifera
blue-ringed octopus
Cephalopoda
class Cephalopoda
devilfish
Dibranchia
Dibranchiata
dibranchiate
family Octopodidae
genus Octopus
Haemacyanin
hectocotylus
ink sac
Octocerata
octopi
octopod
Octopoda
Octopodidae
order Octopoda

Not only is it supposed that these poulps can draw down vessels, but a certain Olaus Magnus speaks of an octopus a mile long that is more like an island than an animal.

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context

Once a leash of thin black whips, like the arms of an octopus, flashed across the sunset and was immediately with- drawn, and afterwards a thin rod rose up, joint by joint, bearing at its apex a circular disk that spun with a wobbling motion.

The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context

Tommy Hinds had set out upon the trail of the Octopus as soon as the war was over.

The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context

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