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octo

octo noun: an octopus (safety device).

Noun

octo (plural octos)

  1. (slang) An octopus (safety device).

Forms of octo

pluraloctos

Origin of octo

Clipping of octopus

Questions about octo

What does octo mean?
Octo means an octopus (safety device).
What part of speech is octo?
Octo is a noun.
What is the plural of octo?
The plural of octo is octos.

Words near octo in the dictionary

  1. octium
  2. Octlantis
  3. octlet
  4. octlets
  5. octli
  6. octo
  7. octo-
  8. octo-champ
  9. octo-champs
  10. octoad
  11. octoads

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