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gloomy octopus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
gloomy oc-to-pus
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of octopus, Octopus tetricus, found in the subtropical waters of eastern Australia and northern New Zealand.

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does gloomy octopus mean?
A species of octopus, Octopus tetricus, found in the subtropical waters of eastern Australia and northern New Zealand.

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