American English pronunciation
How to pronounce octopus
IPA transcription: ['ɑktə,pʊs]
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Noun
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tentacles of octopus prepared as food
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bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
Usage examples
- Buller's albatross feeds on squid, fish, tunicates, octopus, and crustacea.
- The octopus worried the squid.
- London: Miller's, a division of Mitchell Beazley, Octopus Publishing.
- Doctor Octopus reveals himself as the cloning experiments' mastermind responsible for Jessica.
- The octopus worried the squid.
- The octopus worried the squid.
- They hoped that the octopus would inspire Detroit to an eighth game victory.
- The octopus worried the squid.
- The octopus worried the squid.
- A person must be in contact with the octopus to be envenomated.