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octopus meaning in Sinhala

බූවල්ලා būwallā

UK/ˈɒktəpʊs//ˈɑktəpʊs/

octopus in Sinhala: බූවල්ලා (būwallā). 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.

Sinhala words for octopus

mollusc
බූවල්ලා būwallā

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 Sinhala

What is the meaning of octopus in Sinhala?
Octopus in Sinhala is බූවල්ලා (būwallā).
octopus යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Octopus: බූවල්ලා (būwallā).
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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