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octopus meaning

A pink octopus with curling tentacles. It stands for the animal — extraordinarily intelligent, with distributed cognition in its arms — and for the ocean. Octopuses can solve puzzles, escape enclosures and recognise individual humans, and their intelligence is a constant source of fascination online.

Meaning

A pink octopus with curling tentacles. It stands for the animal — extraordinarily intelligent, with distributed cognition in its arms — and for the ocean. Octopuses can solve puzzles, escape enclosures and recognise individual humans, and their intelligence is a constant source of fascination online. It is also used for anything with many arms: multitasking, juggling too much at once.

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How to use it

  • Juggling about eight things at once 🐙
  • They have nine brains, essentially 🐙
  • Escaped its tank overnight. Again 🐙

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Afrikaansseekat
አማርኛኦክቶፐስ
العربيةأخطبوط
অসমীয়াঅক্টোপাছ
azərbaycanosminoq
башҡортһигеҙаяҡ
беларускаявасьміног
българскиоктопод
বাংলাঅক্টোপাস
bosanskihobotnica
catalàpop
ᏣᎳᎩᎠᏓᏢᎢ
češtinachobotnice
чӑваш чӗлхиосьминог
Cymraegoctopws
DeutschOktopus
dolnoserbšćinaoktopus
Ελληνικάχταπόδι
Englishoctopus
españolpulpo
eestikaheksajalg
euskaraolagarroa
فارسیهشت‌پا
suomimustekala
Filipinopugita
føroyskthøgguslokkur við átta ørmum
françaispieuvre
Gaeilgeochtapas
Gàidhligochd-chasach
galegopolbo
ગુજરાતીઓક્ટોપસ
Hausadabbar octopus
עבריתתמנון
हिन्दीऑक्टोपस
hrvatskihobotnica
hornjoserbšćinakraka
magyarpolip
հայերենութոտնուկ
Indonesiagurita
íslenskakolkrabbi
italianopolpo
日本語タコ
Jawagurita
ქართულირვაფეხა
қазақ тілісегізаяқ
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)سەگىزاياق
ខ្មែរមឹក
ಕನ್ನಡಆಕ್ಟೋಪಸ್
한국어문어
कोंकणीऑक्टोपस
кыргызчасегиз бут
ລາວປາມຶກ
lietuviųaštuonkojis
latviešuastoņkājis
македонскиоктопод
മലയാളംനീരാളി
монголнаймаалж
मराठीऑक्टोपस
Melayusotong kurita
မြန်မာဘဝဲ
नेपालीअक्टोपस
Nederlandsoctopus
norskblekksprut
ଓଡ଼ିଆଅକ୍ଟୋପସ୍‌
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਕਟੋਪਸ
Naijíriá PíjinỌ́ktọ́pọs: Dis Na Wọ́n Ánímal Wé De Lív Ínsaíd Bíg-díp-wọtá
polskiośmiornica
پښتواکتوپس
portuguêspolvo
rumantschoctopus
românăcaracatiță
русскийосьминог
سنڌيڪيڪڙو
တႆးပႃဝိုၵ်း
සිංහලබූවල්ලා
slovenčinachobotnica
slovenščinahobotnica
Soomaalifarammugo
shqipoktapod
српскиоктопод
srpskioktopod
svenskabläckfisk
Kiswahilipweza
தமிழ்ஆக்டோபஸ்
తెలుగుఆక్టోపస్
ไทยปลาหมึกยักษ์
ትግርኛኦክቶፑስ
türkmen diliosminog
lea fakatongafeke
Türkçeahtapot
українськавосьминіг
اردوآکٹوپس
o‘zbeksakkizoyoq
Tiếng Việtbạch tuộc
Èdè YorùbáẸja ẹlẹsẹ mẹjọ
粵語章魚
粤语章鱼
中文章鱼
繁體中文章魚
isiZului-okthophasi

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F419
Emoji version
0.6
Shortcodes
:octopus:
Category
Animals & Nature

FAQ

What does the octopus emoji (🐙) mean?
A pink octopus with curling tentacles. It stands for the animal — extraordinarily intelligent, with distributed cognition in its arms — and for the ocean. Octopuses can solve puzzles, escape enclosures and recognise individual humans, and their intelligence is a constant source of fascination online.
How do you type the octopus emoji?
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What category is the octopus emoji in?
The octopus emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.

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