giant octopus (English, noun)
expansion: giant octopus (plural giant octopuses or (nonstandard) giant octopusses or (nonstandard) giant octopi or (nonstandard) giant octopii or (rare) giant octopodes or (rare, nonstandard) giant octopus)
Senses:
glosses: A mythical or fictional large sea creature with features of an octopus
Synonym of Kraken (Norse sea monster)
tags: informal
glosses: A mythical or fictional large sea creature with features of an octopus
Synonym of Cthulhu (Lovecraftian horror monster)
tags: informal
glosses: One of certain large sea creatures of the order Octopoda
Haliphron atlanticus (giant Atlantic octopus)
glosses: One of certain large sea creatures of the order Octopoda
Enteroctopus spp.
glosses: One of certain large sea creatures of the order Octopoda
Enteroctopus spp.
especially, Enteroctopus dofleini (giant Pacific octopus)
Forms:
form: giant octopuses
tags: plural
form: giant octopusses
tags: nonstandard
plural
form: giant octopi
tags: nonstandard
plural
form: giant octopii
tags: nonstandard
plural
form: giant octopodes
tags: plural
rare
form: giant octopus
tags: nonstandard
plural
rare