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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