Octopus

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  • noun. Any of various carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks chiefly of the family Octopodidae, having a soft body, eight arms with suckers, a large distinct head, and a mouth with a strong beak.
  • noun. Something, such as a multinational corporation, that has many powerful, centrally controlled branches.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The typical genus of Octopodidæ and Octopoda.
  • noun. [lowercase; pl. octopi (-pī).] A species or an individual of the genus Octopus; an octopod; a poulpe; a devilfish. See also cut under cuttlefish.
  • noun. Hence Figuratively, any centralized organization which has many branches and secret connections, and thereby maintains an oppressive hold upon the public.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See devilfish.
  • noun. Any member of the genus Octopus.
  • noun. Something resembling an octopus in having numerous controlling arms or branches that reach widely and influence many activities; -- used mostly of organizations, such as diversified corporations.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.
  • noun. An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. tentacles of octopus prepared as food
  • noun. bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
    • Word Usage
    "[47] The cuttlefish, or octopus (_Sepia octopus_)."
    cross-reference
    Kraken  calamari  cuttlefish  nautilus  squid  
    Form
    octopush  octopuslike  octopussy  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    octopod  seafood  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    alligator  anemone  centipede  clam  crab  
    variant
    devilfish  octopi  
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