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Word: Octopus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek oktōpous (see Octopoda)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒktəpəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a cephalopod mollusc with eight sucker-bearing arms, a soft body, strong beaklike jaws, and no internal shell.
Short Definition:cephalopod mollusc with eight sucker-bearing arms, and soft body
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