genus octopus

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   type genus of the family Octopodidae

   Broadermollusk genus

   Part ofOctopodidae

Questions about genus octopus

What does genus octopus mean?

genus octopus means "type genus of the family Octopodidae".

Is genus octopus a common word?

genus octopus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.