octopus

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɒkt.ə.pʊs/ SAMPA: /"Qkt.@.pUs/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɑːkt.ə.pʊs/ SAMPA: /"A:kt.@.pUs/

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Noun

Singular octopus

Plural octopuses or octopi

Tilo kaguwa

Jam'i kaguwowi or kaguwai

An octopus <> kaguwa

1. (countable) An octopus is an animal (a mollusc) that has eight arms. <> kaguwa, oktufus: kifin teku mai ƙafa takwas.

   I saw an octopus in the sea. <> Na ga kaguwa a teku.

   Tanzaniya ce kasar da ta fi kowacce a yammacin kogin India, yawan kifaye nau'in Kaguwa. [1]