English Explanatory Dictionary

coconut octopus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tropical species of octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus.

Word forms

coconut octopus coconut octopuses coconut octopusses coconut octopi coconut octopii coconut octopodes

Etymology

From coconut + octopus from the propensity of this octopus to live in coconut shells.

Synonyms

veined octopus
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