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Turquet's octopus

Turquet's octopus noun: a species of octopus, Pareledone turqueti, which lives in waters around the Antarctic.

Noun

Turquet's octopus (plural Turquet's octopuses or (nonstandard) Turquet's octopusses or (nonstandard) Turquet's octopi or (nonstandard) Turquet's octopii or (rare) Turquet's octopodes or (rare, nonstandard) Turquet's octopus)

  1. A species of octopus, Pareledone turqueti, which lives in waters around the Antarctic.
    • In an ingenious approach, a team of 11 scientists – including biologists, geneticists, glaciologists, computer scientists and ice-sheet modellers – looked at the genetics of Turquet’s octopus – a species that has been living around the Antarctic continent for about 4m years.2023 February 4, Graham Readfearn, The Guardian

Forms of Turquet's octopus

pluralTurquet's octopuses
plural (nonstandard)Turquet's octopusses
plural (nonstandard)Turquet's octopi
plural (nonstandard)Turquet's octopii
plural (rare)Turquet's octopodes
plural (nonstandard, rare)Turquet's octopus

Questions about Turquet's octopus

What does Turquet's octopus mean?
Turquet's octopus means a species of octopus, Pareledone turqueti, which lives in waters around the Antarctic.
What part of speech is Turquet's octopus?
Turquet's octopus is a noun.
What is the plural of Turquet's octopus?
The plural of Turquet's octopus is Turquet's octopuses.

Words near Turquet's octopus in the dictionary

  1. turps
  2. turpsier
  3. turpsiest
  4. turpsy
  5. Turpu Kapu
  6. Turquet's octopus
  7. turquois
  8. turquoise
  9. turquoise blue
  10. Turquoise Coast
  11. Turquoise Lake

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