American English pronunciation

How to pronounce octopus

IPA transcription: ['ɑktə,pʊs]

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Noun

  • tentacles of octopus prepared as food

  • 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.