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Octopus

Octopus Meaning & Definition
Octopus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Octopus?

[n] bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
[n] tentacles of octopus prepared as food

Synonyms | Synonyms for Octopus: devilfish

Related Terms | Find terms related to Octopus:

See Also | devilfish | genus Octopus | octopod | octopus | octopus | seafood

Octopus In Webster's Dictionary

\Oc"to*pus\, n. [NL. See {Octopod}.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See {Devilfish},

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