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giant octopus

giant octopus noun: synonym of Kraken (Norse sea monster).

Noun

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

  1. (informal) Synonym of Kraken (Norse sea monster)
    Synonyms:
    Kraken
  2. (informal) Synonym of Cthulhu (Lovecraftian horror monster)
    Synonyms:
    Cthulhu
  3. Haliphron atlanticus (giant Atlantic octopus)
  4. Enteroctopus spp.
  5. especially, Enteroctopus dofleini (giant Pacific octopus)

Synonyms of giant octopus

Forms of giant octopus

pluralgiant octopuses
plural (nonstandard)giant octopusses
plural (nonstandard)giant octopi
plural (nonstandard)giant octopii
plural (rare)giant octopodes
plural (nonstandard, rare)giant octopus

Questions about giant octopus

What does giant octopus mean?
Giant octopus means synonym of Kraken (Norse sea monster).
What part of speech is giant octopus?
Giant octopus is a noun.
What is the plural of giant octopus?
The plural of giant octopus is giant octopuses.

Words near giant octopus in the dictionary

  1. giant mouse lemurs
  2. giant mud crab
  3. giant mudfish
  4. giant oarfish
  5. giant oarfishes
  6. giant octopus
  7. giant otter
  8. giant otters
  9. giant pacarana
  10. giant pacaranas
  11. giant Pacific octopi

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