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piovra ( approfondimento) f sing(pl.: piovre)
- (zoologia) mollusco cefalopode
- (senso figurato) persona o istituto che s'attacca fortemente ad altra persona, o amministrazione o simili, per cavarne continuo profitto
- piò | vra
IPA: /ˈpjɔvra/
dal francese pieuvre, che deriva dal latino poly̆pus cioè "polipo"