Octopus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin octōpūs, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous, “eight-footed, octopus”). === Proper noun === Octopus m A taxonomic genus within the family Octopodidae – typical octopuses. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Cephalopoda – class; Coleoidea – subclass; Octobrachia – superorder; Octopoda – order; Incirrina – suborder; Argonautidae – family; Octopodinae - subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Octopus vulgaris – type species; Octopus tetricus (gloomy octopus), Octopus macropus (white-spotted octopus) – selected species; for other species see Octopus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Octopus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Octopus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Octopus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Octopus at National Center for Biotechnology Information Octopus at World Register of Marine Species Octopus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.