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1. octopus
noun. ['ˈɑːktəˌpʊs'] bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles.
Synonyms
Etymology
- ὀκτώπους (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
Rhymes with Octopus
- platypus
How do you pronounce octopus?
Pronounce octopus as ˈɑktəˌpʊs.
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How to spell octopus? Is it octupos? Or octpus? Common misspellings are:
- octupos
- octpus
Sentences with octopus
1. Noun, singular or mass
The octopus then essentially drills into the shell with an organ called a radula.