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coconut octopuses

coconut octopuses is the plural of coconut octopus.

Meaning of coconut octopus

Noun

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

  1. A tropical species of octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus.
    • 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.2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 176
    Synonyms:
    veined octopus

Questions about coconut octopuses

What is coconut octopuses the plural of?
Coconut octopuses is the plural of coconut octopus.

Words near coconut octopuses in the dictionary

  1. coconut mattings
  2. coconut meat
  3. coconut milk
  4. coconut milks
  5. coconut octopus
  6. coconut octopuses
  7. coconut oil
  8. coconut oils
  9. coconut palm
  10. coconut palms
  11. coconut pearl

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