octopus
noun /ˈɒktəpəs/
/ˈɑːktəpʊs/
[countable, uncountable] (plural octopuses)
- a sea creature with a soft round body and eight long arms, that is sometimes used for foodTopics Fish and shellfishc1
enlarge imageWord Originmid 18th cent.: from Greek oktōpous, oktōpod-, from oktō ‘eight’ + pous, pod- ‘foot’.
