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单词 octopus
释义 oc·to·pus
\ˈäktəpəs sometimes -təˌpu̇s\ noun
Etymology: New Latin Octopod-, Octopus, from Greek oktōpod-, oktapod-, oktōpous, oktapous octopod
1.
 a. capitalized : a genus formerly including all of the common octopuses but now restricted to a few typical forms and being the type of the family Octopodidae
 b. plural octopuses \-sə̇z\ or octo·pi \-təˌpī\ also oc·top·o·des \äkˈtäpəˌdēz, -tōp-\ : any mollusk of this genus; broadly : any member of the order Octopoda usually excepting the paper nautilus
2. plural octopuses or octopi : something that resembles or is thought to resemble an octopus especially in having many branches centrally directed or in exerting control over others by many means
 < an octopus of a corporation which lends, buys, produces, and sells — Atlantic >
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