gloomy octopus

noun

A species of octopus, Octopus tetricus, found in the subtropical waters of eastern Australia and northern New Zealand.

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Meanings

noungloomy octopus (plural gloomy octopuses or (nonstandard) gloomy octopusses or (nonstandard) gloomy octopi or (nonstandard) gloomy octopii or (rare) gloomy octopodes or (rare, nonstandard) gloomy octopus)

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

  1. A species of octopus, Octopus tetricus, found in the subtropical waters of eastern Australia and northern New Zealand.
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