ὀκτάπους
Octopus vulgaris
#nm_0548📍 Ancient Greece
- Language
- Ancient Greek
- Transliteration
- oktapous
- IPA
- /oktápuːs/
Compound: ὀκτώ + πούς ὀκτώ oktṓ: eight, πούς poús: foot Variant form ὀκτώπους oktṓpous, less common in classical texts than πολύπους but the ancestor of Modern Greek χταπόδι via the Byzantine diminutive ὀκταπόδιον
Most intelligent invertebrate. Found throughout Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic. Known for camouflage ability and problem-solving.
Lent to: Χταπόδι