octopus

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɒkt.ə.pʊs/ SAMPA: /"Qkt.@.pUs/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɑːkt.ə.pʊs/ SAMPA: /"A:kt.@.pUs/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

Singular octopus

Plural octopuses or octopi

An octopus

1. (countable) An octopus is an animal (a mollusc) that has eight arms.

   I saw an octopus in the sea.