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common octopi

common octopi is the plural of common octopus.

Meaning of common octopus

Noun

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

  1. An octopus common to coastal waters worldwide, Octopus vulgaris

Questions about common octopi

What is common octopi the plural of?
Common octopi is the plural of common octopus.

Words near common octopi in the dictionary

  1. common noctule
  2. common noctules
  3. common noun
  4. common nouns
  5. Common Oceanian
  6. common octopi
  7. common octopus
  8. common octopuses
  9. common of shack
  10. common or garden
  11. common or garden varieties

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