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octopus

Colloquial

fool; idiot

Noun or verb acting prenominally

many-legged; octopus-like

Penthorum chinense (species of saxifrage)

octopus pot

foxhole (in a battlefield)

bubble; echo chamber

spotted jelly (Mastigias papua); lagoon jelly; golden medusa; Papuan jellyfish

octopus; man with a bald or shaven head

Word usually written using kana alone; Colloquial

eggcase (shell) of the winged argonaut

winged argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta hians)

boreopacific armhook squid (Gonatopsis borealis)

man with a bald or shaven head

bogus dividend

long, thin-bladed knife used for sashimi preparation

Japanese sea biscuit (Clypeaster japonicus)

Food, cooking

takoyaki; octopus dumplings

Food, cooking

boiled octopus

Idiomatic expression

person with red flushed skin

giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

being very popular; being in great demand

Food, cooking

octopus dried on skewers

common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)

takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)

overloading an electrical circuit; piggybacked electrical outlet; "octopus outlet"

blue-ringed octopus (esp. the blue-lined octopus, Hapalochlaena fasciata)

flapjack octopus (Opisthoteuthis depressa); pancake devilfish

Pandanus boninensis (species of screw pine)

labor camp; labour camp; low-quality accommodation for laborers

Food, cooking

(sliced and) pickled octopus