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dumbo octopus

dumbo octopus noun: any of several species of umbrella octopuses of the genus Grimpoteuthis.

Noun

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

  1. Any of several species of umbrella octopuses of the genus Grimpoteuthis.
    • This specimen does not possess tentacles but does have clear fins leading to speculation that it may be related to deep sea species such as today’s dumbo octopuses or alternatively, this is a member of the vampire squid group, Vampyromorphida.2016 August 17, Mark Carnall, The Guardian

Forms of dumbo octopus

pluraldumbo octopuses
plural (nonstandard)dumbo octopusses
plural (nonstandard)dumbo octopi
plural (nonstandard)dumbo octopii
plural (rare)dumbo octopodes
plural (nonstandard, rare)dumbo octopus

Origin of dumbo octopus

From their resemblance to the title character of the 1941 Disney film Dumbo.

Questions about dumbo octopus

What does dumbo octopus mean?
Dumbo octopus means any of several species of umbrella octopuses of the genus Grimpoteuthis.
What part of speech is dumbo octopus?
Dumbo octopus is a noun.
What is the plural of dumbo octopus?
The plural of dumbo octopus is dumbo octopuses.

Words near dumbo octopus in the dictionary

  1. dumbnut
  2. dumbnuts
  3. dumbo
  4. dumbo ear
  5. dumbo ears
  6. dumbo octopus
  7. dumbo octopuses
  8. dumbo-eared
  9. dumbocracies
  10. dumbocracy
  11. Dumbocrap

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