Octopus
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters
Definition of Octopus
Noun
- Any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.
- A mollusc from genus Octopus.
- The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.
- An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.
- An instance of a player scoring a touchdown immediately followed by a successful two-point conversion, resulting in a total score of eight points.
Verb
- To put (or attempt to put) one's fingers, hands or arms in many things or places at roughly the same time.
- To spread out in long arms or legs in many directions.
- To plug a large number of devices into a single electric outlet.
- To grow in use vastly beyond what was originally intended.
- To hunt and catch octopuses.
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