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common octopus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
com-mon oc-to-pus
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An octopus common to coastal waters worldwide, Octopus vulgaris

Etymology

From common + octopus, being the stereotypical octopus, most commonly thought of form of octopus in English-language media, and most commonly studied octopus in science.

Inflected Forms

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

Frequently Paired Words

common squid

Questions

What does common octopus mean?
An octopus common to coastal waters worldwide, Octopus vulgaris
Where does common octopus come from?
From common + octopus, being the stereotypical octopus, most commonly thought of form of octopus in English-language media, and most commonly studied octopus in science.

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