octopus in French
octopus in French is pieuvre, poulpe — octopus means a soft-bodied sea creature with eight arms lined with suckers and no internal shell.
octopus in French
pieuvre
(countable, strictly) A mollusc from genus Octopus.
poulpe
(countable, strictly) A mollusc from genus Octopus.
What does "octopus" mean?
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noun A soft-bodied sea creature with eight arms lined with suckers and no internal shell.
"At the aquarium, a giant octopus wrapped its arms around a floating toy."
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noun The flesh of this creature eaten as food.
"We ordered octopus salad with olive oil and lemon at the seaside restaurant."
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octopus in a sentence
- At the aquarium, a giant octopus wrapped its arms around a floating toy.
- The octopus squeezed through a gap barely wider than its beak.
- We ordered octopus salad with olive oil and lemon at the seaside restaurant.
- Have you ever tried octopus, or does the texture put you off?
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What is "octopus" in French?
"octopus" in French is pieuvre, poulpe. octopus means: A soft-bodied sea creature with eight arms lined with suckers and no internal shell.
How do you use "octopus" in a sentence?
Example: "At the aquarium, a giant octopus wrapped its arms around a floating toy." In French, "octopus" is pieuvre, poulpe.
Are there other ways to say "octopus" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "octopus": pieuvre, poulpe.
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