curled octopus

English

A curled octopus.

Etymology

curled +‎ octopus

Noun

curled octopus (plural curled octopuses or curled octopusses or curled octopi) (see usage notes at octopus)

1. A common European species of octopus (Eledone cirrhosa) whose tentacles are usually kept curled.

   Synonyms: horned octopus, lesser octopus, northern octopus

Translations

Eledone cirrhosa

• French: pieuvre blanche (fr) f, poulpe blanc (fr) m
• Galician: polbo cabezudo (gl) m
• Greek:
  • Ancient Greek: ὀσμύλη f (osmúlē)