coconut octopus

noun

A tropical species of octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus.

Similar
veined octopus
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Meanings

nouncoconut octopus (plural coconut octopuses or (nonstandard) coconut octopusses or (nonstandard) coconut octopi or (nonstandard) coconut octopii or (rare) coconut octopodes or (rare, nonstandard) coconut octopus)

plural coconut octopuses · nonstandard plural coconut octopusses · nonstandard plural coconut octopi · nonstandard plural coconut octopii · plural rare coconut octopodes

  1. A tropical species of octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus.

    Coconut octopuses can make themselves look like coconuts even without the visual aid, by gathering most of their arms around their body to make a rough sphere.

    2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 176

    Synonyms: veined octopus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tropical species of octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus.

Similar
veined octopus

Origin

From coconut + octopus from the propensity of this octopus to live in coconut shells.

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APA

coconut octopus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20octopus

MLA

“coconut octopus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20octopus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coconut octopus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20octopus.

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