English Dictionary

octopus

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɒktəpʊs/

名詞

不可算名詞

Any of several marine molluscs of the family Octopodidae, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.

日本語の意味

タコ: 複数存在する海棲の軟体動物で、Octopodidae 科に属し、内部や外部に保護殻や骨を持たず、各腕には吸盤が備わっている生物。

The clever octopus slipped through the narrow gap, its suction-cupped arms feeling for a way out of the maze of coral.

利口なタコが狭い隙間をすり抜け、吸盤のついた腕でサンゴの迷路からの出口を探した。

意味（1）

Any of several marine molluscs of the family Octopodidae, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.

意味（2）

(uncountable) The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.

意味（3）

An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.

octopuses （ plural ）

octopusses （ plural ）

octopi （ plural ）

octopodes （ plural ）

octopii （ plural ）