common octopus

noun

An octopus common to coastal waters worldwide, Octopus vulgaris

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Meanings

nouncommon octopus (plural common octopuses or (nonstandard) common octopusses or (nonstandard) common octopi or (nonstandard) common octopii or (rare) common octopodes or (rare, nonstandard) common octopus)

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

  1. An octopus common to coastal waters worldwide, Octopus vulgaris

Origin

From common + octopus, being the stereotypical octopus, most commonly thought of form of octopus in English-language media, and most commonly studied octopus in science.

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Translations

Catalan pop roquer, pop ver
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German Gewöhnlicher Krake
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Irish ochtapas coiteann
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Korean 참문어
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Portuguese polvo-comum
  • polvo-comumTranslations
Vietnamese bạch tuộc thông thường
  • bạch tuộc thông thườngTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

common octopus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20octopus

MLA

“common octopus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20octopus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “common octopus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/common%20octopus.

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