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common octopus

noun

Etymology

From common + octopus, being the stereotypical octopus, most commonly thought of form of octopus in English-language media, and most commonly studied octopus in science.

  1. derived from ὀκτώπους
  2. borrowed from octōpūs
  3. compounded as common octopus — “common + octopus”

Definitions

  1. An octopus common to coastal waters worldwide, Octopus vulgaris

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA