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octopus

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