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OCTOPI
OCTOPUS
octopus, devilfish
(noun) bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
octopus
(noun) tentacles of octopus prepared as food
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
octopi
(hypercorrect) plural of octopus
Usage notes
The forms octopuses and octopi appear roughly equally prevalent, with octopodes being much rarer. However, octopi is hypercorrect. See octopus for further discussion.
Source: Wiktionary
OCTOPUS
Oc"to*pus, n. Etym: [NL. See Octopod.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See Devilfish,
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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