[
US
/ˈɑktəˌpʊs/
]
[ UK /ˈɒktəpəs/ ]
[ UK /ˈɒktəpəs/ ]
NOUN
- bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
- tentacles of octopus prepared as food
How To Use octopus In A Sentence
- Galicians specialize in trencherman food: suckling pig, grilled skate, pulpy octopus speckled with sea salt and paprika.
- He likes his risotto with all the bits ( squid and octopus). Times, Sunday Times
- Shrimp, octopus, clam, cuttlefish and crabmeat cooked with tomato sauce and Black Forest apple tea.
- The octopus was tender and tangy, with a savour of the sea.
- We would catch octopus and grill them - delicious. The Sun
- The restaurant serves roasted octopus, and clam and prawn risotto. Times, Sunday Times
- The Octopus Back Massager will send shivers down his spine.
- They were around us throughout the dive at such close distance, making it impossible for us to concentrate on searching for the mimic octopus.
- Why not a psychic octopus with a special feel for the Beautiful Game? Times, Sunday Times
- We always make lots of salads, sometimes with squid or octopus, and anything left over from the day before. Times, Sunday Times
