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octopus in Persian

هشتپا hašt-pâ

UK/ˈɒktəpʊs//ˈɑktəpʊs/

octopus in Persian: هشتپا (hašt-pâ), اختاپوس (oxtâpus). In English, octopus means any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.

Persian words for octopus

mollusc
هشتپا hašt-pâ, اختاپوس oxtâpus

English meaning of octopus

  1. noun Any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.
  2. noun A mollusc from genus Octopus.
  3. noun The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.
  4. noun An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.

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Questions about octopus in Persian

What is the meaning of octopus in Persian?
Octopus in Persian is هشتپا (hašt-pâ), اختاپوس (oxtâpus).
معنی octopus چیست؟
Octopus: هشتپا (hašt-pâ), اختاپوس (oxtâpus).
What does octopus mean in English?
Octopus means any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.

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