coconut octopus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: co-conut oc-to-pus
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noun

A tropical species of octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus.

Example Sentences

"Coconut octopuses can make themselves look like coconuts even without the visual aid, by gathering most of their arms around their body to make a rough sphere."

Etymology

From coconut + octopus from the propensity of this octopus to live in coconut shells.

Inflected Forms

coconut octopuses (plural) coconut octopusses (nonstandard, plural) coconut octopi (nonstandard, plural) coconut octopii (nonstandard, plural) coconut octopodes (plural, rare)

Synonyms

veined octopus

Questions

What does coconut octopus mean?

A tropical species of octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus.

Where does coconut octopus come from?

From coconut + octopus from the propensity of this octopus to live in coconut shells.

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