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mimic octopus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
mim-ic oc-to-pus
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Indo-Pacific octopus of species Thaumoctopus mimicus, capable of selectively impersonating several other species of marine life.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does mimic octopus mean?
An Indo-Pacific octopus of species Thaumoctopus mimicus, capable of selectively impersonating several other species of marine life.

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