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octopus ink

octopus ink noun: a defensive fluid composed of melanin and mucus that an octopus ejects from an ink sac through its siphon.

Noun

octopus ink (countable and uncountable, plural octopus inks)

  1. A defensive fluid composed of melanin and mucus that an octopus ejects from an ink sac through its siphon.

Forms of octopus ink

pluraloctopus inks

Questions about octopus ink

What does octopus ink mean?
Octopus ink means a defensive fluid composed of melanin and mucus that an octopus ejects from an ink sac through its siphon.
What part of speech is octopus ink?
Octopus ink is a noun.
What is the plural of octopus ink?
The plural of octopus ink is octopus inks.

Words near octopus ink in the dictionary

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  5. octopus holds
  6. octopus ink
  7. octopus inks
  8. octopus stinkhorn
  9. octopus stinkhorns
  10. octopus strap
  11. octopus straps

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