octopus
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈɑːktəpəs/ · UK /ˈɒktəpəs/
octopus means: A soft sea animal with eight long arms.
noun
EIGHT ARMED ANIMALB1
A soft sea animal with eight long arms.
- An octopus has eight arms.
- We watched two octopuses in the aquarium.
- The octopus hid between the rocks.
Questions about octopus
What does octopus mean?
A soft sea animal with eight long arms.
What is octopus in other languages?
Türkçe: ahtapot · Español: pulpo · Français: pieuvre · Deutsch: Oktopus · Italiano: polpo · 日本語: タコ
How do you pronounce octopus?
In American English /ˈɑːktəpəs/; in British English /ˈɒktəpəs/.
How do you use octopus in a sentence?
An octopus has eight arms. We watched two octopuses in the aquarium.
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