- Octopus
- Octopus Oc"to*pus, n. [NL. See {Octopod}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including
numerous species, some of them of large size. See
{Devilfish}.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any member of the genus {Octopus}. [PJC]
3. (Fig.) 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. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Octŏpus — (»Achtfuß«) s. Tintenschnecken … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
octopus — (n.) 1758, genus name of a type of eight armed cephalopod mollusks, from Gk. oktopous, lit. eight footed, from okto eight (see EIGHT (Cf. eight)) + pous foot (see FOOT (Cf. foot) (n.)). Proper plural is octopodes, though octopuses probably works… … Etymology dictionary
octopus — has the plural form octopuses. The pseudo Latin form octopi, except when used jocularly, is misconceived, since the Greek stem is octopod (giving the rightly rejected form octopodes in English) … Modern English usage
Octopus — This article is about the order of cephalopod. For other uses, see Octopus (disambiguation). Octopus … Wikipedia
