πολύπους

Octopus vulgaris
#nm_0380📍 Ancient Greece
Language
Ancient Greek
Transliteration
polypous
IPA
/po.lý.puːs/

Compound: πολύ polý + πούς poús πολύ polý: many, πούς poús: foot - many-footed

Most intelligent invertebrate. Found throughout Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic. Known for camouflage ability and problem-solving.

Alternates: ὀκτάπους (Ancient Greece), Χταπόδι (Greece)