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German
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Ok‧to‧pus
Noun
Oktopus m (strong, genitive Oktopus, plural Oktopoden or Oktopusse)
- (sciences) octopus (genus)
- (non-learned use) Synonym of Tintenfisch (“any of cuttlefish, octopus, or squid”)
Declension
See also
Further reading
- “Oktopus” in Duden online
- “Oktopus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache