How to pronounce octopus in English

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Octopus Pronunciation

Pronounce Octopus as OW K T OW P UW S.

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    Octopus phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'octopus'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of octopus: /oʊktoʊpus/
    • Modern IPA representation of octopus: /ɒctɒpʊs/

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    List of meaning for octopus

    octopus(noun)

    tentacles of octopus prepared as food

    octopus, devilfish(noun)

    bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles

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    octopus in sentence

    1. James finds octopus a scrumptious delicacy, while his wife thinks eating the eight-legged creature is disgusting.

    2. Venom from the blue-ringed octopus has a paralyzing neuromuscular affect that stops movement in the nerves and muscles of its victim.

    3. As the octopus began seize its prey, all eight tentacles worked conjointly to finish the job.

    4. An octopus can secrete ink to ward off prey.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term octopus

    You might think the best shape changers are kind of like an octopus or a worm or a slug but yet we know that cockroaches can go through these tiny little cracks.

    Robert Full

    I still have s–t here to do, it’s gonna take more than 18 wheels for me to get out of here. I have to raise my girl, raise my wife, raise my family … Gotta keep my octopus alive. Gotta keep my sharks alive. Those are God’s creatures! I’m needed!

    Tracy Morgan

    The family-that dear octopus from whese tentacles we never quite escape nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.

    Dodie Smith

    They eat the dainty food of gamous chefs with the same pleasure with which they devour gross peasant dishes, mostly composed of garlic and tomatoes, or fisherman's octopus and shrimps, fried in heavily scented olive oil on a little deserted beach.

    Luigi Barzini

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