- genus Octopus
- nountype genus of the family Octopodidae• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Octopodidae, ↑family Octopodidae
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genus Octopus
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Octopus — Oc to*pus, n. [NL. See {Octopod}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of eight armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See {Devilfish}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any member of the genus {Octopus}. [PJC] 3. (Fig.)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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octopus — /ok teuh peuhs/, n., pl. octopuses, octopi / puy /. 1. any octopod of the genus Octopus, having a soft, oval body and eight sucker bearing arms, living mostly at the bottom of the sea. 2. something likened to an octopus, as an organization with… … Universalium
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