octopus
English
/ˈɒkt.ə.pʊs/, /ˈɑːkt.ə.pʊs/
noun
Definitions
- Any of several marine molluscs of the family Octopodidae, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.
- (uncountable) The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.
- An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.
Etymology
Derived from Latin octopūs derived from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (eight feet).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὀκτώπους
Gloss
eight feet
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blue English
- blue-ringed octopus English
- coconut English
- coconut octopus English
- common English
- common octopus English
- occy English
- octopic English
- octopusesque English
- octopusial English
- octopusish English
- octopuslike English
- octopussy English
- octopusy English
- ring English
- octopus Latin
- octopūs Latin
- Oktopus German
- octopus Dutch, Flemish
- πούς Ancient Greek
- ὀκτώ Ancient Greek
- ὀκτώπους Ancient Greek
- ochtapas Irish
- أخطبوط Arabic
- oghtapus Manx
- октопод Bulgarian