The German word for octopus is
Krake
Gender
The gender of Krake is masculine. E.g. der Krake.Plural
The plural of Krake is Kraken.German Definition
| octopus | |
| Substantiv: | |
| [1] Zoologie: Oktopus, Krake | |
| [1] "Once a leash of thin black whips, like the arms of an octopus, flashed across the sunset and was immediately withdrawn, and afterwards a thin rod rose up, joint be joint, bearing at its apex a circular disk that spun with a wobbling motion." |
Translations for octopus and their definitions
| Krake |  | ||
| n. (chiefly sciences) a mollusk of the order Octopoda; an octopus in the broader sense | |||
| n. (mythology, or figuratively) a kraken (sea monster) | |||
| Das Schiff wurde von einer Krake (einem Kraken) versenkt. - The ship was sunk by a kraken. | |||
| die/der Krake des Kapitalismus - the kraken of capitalism | |||
| Oktopus | ||
| n. (science) octopus (genus) | ||
| n. non-learned use synonym of Tintenfisch, t=any of cuttlefish, octopus, or squid | ||
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