八爪魚

Chinese

eight claw fish
trad. (八爪魚)
simp. (八爪鱼)
Literally: “eight claw fish”.

Etymology

Referring to the animal's eight arms. Compare Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous) ( < ὀκτώ (oktṓ, eight) + πούς (poús, foot)).

Pronunciation


Noun

八爪魚

  1. (regional, colloquial) octopus

Synonyms

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