"polypus" meaning in Latin

See polypus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈpɔ.ly.puːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpoː.ly.pʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈpɔː.li.pus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous) (or from Doric Ancient Greek πώλυπος (pṓlupos) for the variant with long ō). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|πολύπους}} Ancient Greek πολύπους (polúpous), {{bor|la|grc|πώλυπος}} Ancient Greek πώλυπος (pṓlupos) Head templates: {{la-noun|pō̆lypus<2>|g=m}} pō̆lypus m (genitive pō̆lypī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|pō̆lypus<2>}} Forms: pō̆lypus [canonical, masculine], pō̆lypī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], pō̆lypus [nominative, singular], pō̆lypī [nominative, plural], pō̆lypī [genitive, singular], pō̆lypōrum [genitive, plural], pō̆lypō [dative, singular], pō̆lypīs [dative, plural], pō̆lypum [accusative, singular], pō̆lypōs [accusative, plural], pō̆lypō [ablative, singular], pō̆lypīs [ablative, plural], pō̆lype [singular, vocative], pō̆lypī [plural, vocative]
  1. octopus Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-polypus-la-noun-VjPJuK9t Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Cephalopods, Octopuses Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 86 7 7 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 50 25 25 Disambiguation of Cephalopods: 37 32 32 Disambiguation of Octopuses: 96 2 2
  2. cuttlefish Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-polypus-la-noun-qF1VXjjm Categories (other): Cephalopods Disambiguation of Cephalopods: 37 32 32
  3. nasal tumor Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-polypus-la-noun-9SeQFiHl Categories (other): Cephalopods Disambiguation of Cephalopods: 37 32 32
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "cuttlefish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cuttlefish",
          "cuttlefish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nasal tumor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nasal",
          "nasal"
        ],
        [
          "tumor",
          "tumor"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɔ.ly.puːs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpoː.ly.pʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɔː.li.pus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "polypus"
}

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