Χταπόδι
Octopus vulgaris
#nm_0097📍 Greece
- Language
- Greek
- Transliteration
- Chtapodi
- IPA
- /xtapˈoði/
From Byzantine Greek ὀκταπόδιον (oktapódion, diminutive of ὀκτάπους) ↳ From Ancient Greek ὀκτάπους (oktápous, eight-footed) ↳ Variant form: ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous) ↳ Compound: ὀκτώ (oktṓ) + πούς (poús) ὀκτώ: eight, πούς: foot The diminutive ὀκταπόδιον evolved phonetically into modern χταπόδι (initial vowel lost, -ιον suffix reduced).
Most intelligent invertebrate. Found throughout Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic. Known for camouflage ability and problem-solving.
Borrowed from: ὀκτάπους