English to Shona Meaning of octopus - octopus

Octopus :

octopus

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Definitions of octopus in English

Noun(1) tentacles of octopus prepared as food(2) bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles

Examples of octopus in English

(1) The olives were too strong, and the octopus too hesitant.(2) The task of retrieving the prey proved too simple for the octopus , so it was given a jar of fish with a screw-cap lid.(3) Cephalopods, the octopus , the squid and cuttlefish are the main groups, I think.(4) The most obvious example is the mantle, a spherical bag of hydrostat in an octopus and a cylinder closed at one end in a squid.(5) He compares the octopus to the other cephalopods - cuttlefish, crayfish, and the like.(6) They eat a wide range of prey, often octopus and small molluscs.(7) In addition, the octopus can inject a powerful neurotoxin that is stored in the salivary glands to disable or kill its prey.(8) Otters also are known to eat crabs, octopus , squid, sea stars, and fish.(9) A nautilus does not have suckers on its tentacles like an octopus does.(10) This fish is vital to the reef ecosystem as a predator of smaller fish, lobster, crab, octopus , and shrimp.(11) The harbor seal's diet consists of fish, cephalopods, such as octopus and squid, and crustaceans.(12) What are the implications of the physical properties of water for suction attachment in octopus suckers?(13) The Oluas were a bizarre octopoid race with Squid heads and tall grey bodies.(14) Local fishermen reported the appearance of large numbers of octopuses .(15) With more than a 250 species, octopuses are members of an ancient group of animals called cephalopods.(16) The circulatory systems of other vertebrates, as well as those of squids and octopuses , employ similar rubbery materials.

Related Phrases of octopus

(1) octopus dumplings ::

octopus zongzi

Related Phrases of octopus

(1) octopus dumplings ::

octopus zongzi

Synonyms

Noun

1. devilfish ::

devilfish

Different Forms

octopus, octopuses

Word Example from TV Shows

The Dr. Octopus to my Spider-Man.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 2

The hybrid dog and OCTOPUS.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 2

Examples of octopus from TV Shows

The Dr. Octopus to my Spider-Man.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 2

The hybrid dog and OCTOPUS.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 2

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