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gloomy octopus

gloomy octopus noun: a species of octopus, Octopus tetricus, found in the subtropical waters of eastern Australia and northern New Zealand.

gloomy octopus: a species of octopus, Octopus tetricus, found in the subtropical waters of eastern Australia and...
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Noun

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

  1. A species of octopus, Octopus tetricus, found in the subtropical waters of eastern Australia and northern New Zealand.

Forms of gloomy octopus

pluralgloomy octopuses
plural (nonstandard)gloomy octopusses
plural (nonstandard)gloomy octopi
plural (nonstandard)gloomy octopii
plural (rare)gloomy octopodes
plural (nonstandard, rare)gloomy octopus

Questions about gloomy octopus

What does gloomy octopus mean?
Gloomy octopus means a species of octopus, Octopus tetricus, found in the subtropical waters of eastern Australia and northern New Zealand.
What part of speech is gloomy octopus?
Gloomy octopus is a noun.
What is the plural of gloomy octopus?
The plural of gloomy octopus is gloomy octopuses.

Words near gloomy octopus in the dictionary

  1. gloomy
  2. gloomy geese
  3. gloomy goose
  4. Gloomy Gus
  5. Gloomy Guses
  6. gloomy octopus
  7. gloomy octopuses
  8. gloomyish
  9. gloop
  10. glooped
  11. gloopier

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