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Octopolis

Octopolis proper noun: an area of Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia, where gloomy octopuses (Octopus tetricus) are known to congregate. A colony of octopi and their constructed dens built out of scallop shells.

Proper noun

Octopolis

  1. (informal) An area of Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia, where gloomy octopuses (Octopus tetricus) are known to congregate. A colony of octopi and their constructed dens built out of scallop shells.

Origin of Octopolis

Blend of octopus + -polis.

Questions about Octopolis

What does Octopolis mean?
Octopolis means an area of Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia, where gloomy octopuses (Octopus tetricus) are known to congregate. A colony of octopi and their constructed dens built out of scallop shells.
What part of speech is Octopolis?
Octopolis is a proper noun.

Words near Octopolis in the dictionary

  1. octopoidal
  2. octopoids
  3. octopolar
  4. octopole
  5. octopoles
  6. Octopolis
  7. octopoteuthid
  8. octopoteuthids
  9. octopus
  10. octopus bush
  11. octopus bushes

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