octopus

1. (broadly, countable)Any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.

2. (countable)A mollusc from genus Octopus.

   Tintenfisch, Oktopus, Krake

   осьмино́гosʹminóg, спрутsprut

   восьмині́гvosʹmyníh, спрутsprut

   tentacles of octopus prepared as food

3. (uncountable)The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.

4. (countable)An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.

5. (countable, informal, uncountable)An instance of a player scoring a touchdown immediately followed by a successful two-point conversion, resulting in a total score of eight points.

6. (countable)A safety device allowing divers to share an air supply in an emergency.

1. What's an octopus?

   Що таке восьминіг? — deniko

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2. I've never eaten a live octopus.

   deIch habe noch nie einen lebendigen Tintenfisch gegessen. — mayok

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3. The octopus is a really smart animal.

   ruОсьминог — очень умное животное. — Wezel

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4. We usually ordered grilled octopus for the main course.

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5. We usually ordered grilled octopus before the main course.

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regular

• octopiihypercorrect plural rare
• octopodesplural rare