"octopussy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: octopussies [plural]
Etymology: Diminutive of octopus, either from octopus + -y or by analogy with pussy. Etymology templates: {{m|en|octopus}} octopus, {{affix|en|octopus|-y}} octopus + -y, {{m|en|pussy}} pussy Head templates: {{en-noun}} octopussy (plural octopussies)
  1. (childish or endearing) An octopus. Tags: childish, endearing
    Sense id: en-octopussy-en-noun-~AyItbkb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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