What is the name of a female octopus?

Answer 1

Octopussy ;)

Answer 2

Female Octopus

Answer 3

The name octopus comes from the Ancient Greek octopous meaning 'eight legs'. The plural of the Greek word is octopodes, but there is no real reason to use this word in English; it's much easier to stick to the normal rules of the language and say 'octopuses'. Don't say 'octopi' - if you want to be pedantic, go the whole hog and insist on 'octopodes'. Interestingly, in modern Greek, the 'c' and 't' have been softened and the initial 'o' dropped, making the almost unpronounceable chthopodhi.

Modern science calls the limbs 'arms' rather than legs, as they are used for gripping as well as standing on. The octopus has eight of them. They are not tentacles; that word is reserved for a different type of limb on a squid (the squid has eight arms and two tentacles).

Answer 4

A female octopus is still known as simply an octopus. The plural form of octopus is octopuses.

Did you know that an octopus is purportedly as intelligent as a housecat? They are also very good at escaping from captivity, due to their intellect.

Answer 5

If the male is called an octopus, perhaps the female is an "octocock" or "octodick"

I would think it would be the other way around but who am I to judge?

Answer 6

A female octopus is called an octopus, but contrary to things I have read here, the plural for of octopus is not octopusses, it is octopi

Answer 7

i truly don't know but the guy ..i think his name was truly misery or something like that ....gets my vote for the best freaking funniest answer. octopussy.....octodick or octopenis but i think the correct answer is octopus

Answer 8

Jenny

Answer 9

Nuria

Answer 10

The term most commonly used is "Hen"

Answer 11

Your own name.