תמנון

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Hebrew

Etymology

A blend of the Aramaic words תְּמַנְיָא (tmanya, “eight”) and נון (nun, “fish”).

Pronunciation

Noun

תְּמָנוּן • (tmanún) m (plural indefinite תְּמָנוּנִים, singular construct תְּמָנוּן־, plural construct תְּמָנוּנֵי־)

  1. (countable) octopus (any of several marine molluscs of the family Octopodidae, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers)

References

  • “תמנון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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