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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions octopus noun (pl=octopuses, pl2=octopi, pl3=octopodes) (see usage note regarding plurals) Any of several marine molluscs/mollusks, of the family Octopodidae, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid or cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers. (uncountable) Any of these marine molluscs eaten as food. (context, by extension) An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre. Translations:  Dutch: octopus French: pieuvre , poulpe German: Oktopus , Tintenfisch , Krake Italian: piovra , polipo , polpo (trans-mid) Spanish: pulpo Etymology: From (unicode, á) (oktÅpous).        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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