Collocations for "octopus"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "octopus" in context.
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octopus
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [try, eat, cook] octopus
- [fried, roasted, grilled] octopus
- the octopus's tentacles
- the octopus [escaped, squirted ink]
- a [tiny, baby, giant] octopus
- saw an octopus [in the ocean, at the zoo]
- an octopus tentacle
- an octopus tentacle
'octopus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):