单词 | octopus |
释义 | Word Frequency octopus(ˈɒktəpəs) nounWord forms: plural -puses 1. any cephalopod mollusc of the genera Octopus, Eledone, etc, having a soft oval body with eight long suckered tentacles and occurring at the sea bottom: order Octopoda (octopods) 2. a powerful influential organization with far-reaching effects, esp harmful ones 3. another name for spider (sense 8) Word origin C18: via New Latin from Greek oktōpous having eight feet |
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