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octopus in Arabic

أُخْطُبُوط ʔuḵṭubūṭ

UK/ˈɒktəpʊs//ˈɑktəpʊs/

octopus in Arabic: أُخْطُبُوط (ʔuḵṭubūṭ), أَخْطَبُوط (ʔaḵṭabūṭ), قَرْنِيط (qarnīṭ). In English, octopus means any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.

Arabic words for octopus

mollusc
أُخْطُبُوط ʔuḵṭubūṭ, أَخْطَبُوط ʔaḵṭabūṭ, قَرْنِيط qarnīṭ

English meaning of octopus

  1. noun Any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.
  2. noun A mollusc from genus Octopus.
  3. noun The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.
  4. noun An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.

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Questions about octopus in Arabic

What is the meaning of octopus in Arabic?
Octopus in Arabic is أُخْطُبُوط (ʔuḵṭubūṭ), أَخْطَبُوط (ʔaḵṭabūṭ), قَرْنِيط (qarnīṭ).
ما معنى كلمة octopus؟
Octopus: أُخْطُبُوط (ʔuḵṭubūṭ), أَخْطَبُوط (ʔaḵṭabūṭ), قَرْنِيط (qarnīṭ).
What does octopus mean in English?
Octopus means any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.

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