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1 exact word match found in search '蛸'
Most common form: タコ
noun
octopus  (often written with kana only)
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16 words found beginning with '蛸'
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Most common form: タコ焼き
noun
octopus dumplings
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noun
long, thin-bladed knife used for sashimi preparation
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noun
Pandanus boninensis (species of shrub)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. eggcase (shell) of the winged argonaut  (see also: 船蛸; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
2. winged argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta hians)
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noun
Penthorum chinensis (species of saxifrage)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
bogus dividend
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noun
1. octopus pot
2. foxhole
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noun
octopus; man with a bald or shaven head
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noun
man with a bald or shaven head
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Most common form: タコイカ
noun
boreopacific armhook squid (Gonatopsis borealis)  (often written with kana only)
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32 words found containing '蛸' in any position
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Most common form: イイダコ
noun
ocellated octopus (Octopus ocellatus)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus  (see also: 水蛸:みずだこ)
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Most common form: サメハダテナガダコ
noun
starry night octopus (Octopus luteus)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 茹でタコ
noun
1. boiled octopus  (food term)
2. person as red as a lobster
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Most common form: 引っ張りダコ
1. being very popular; being in great demand
noun
2. octopus dried on skewers
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Most common form: 真章魚
noun
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
North Pacific giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
flapjack octopus (Opisthoteuthis depressa); pancake devilfish  (often written with kana only)
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noun
winged argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta hians)  (see also: 蛸船; often written with kana only)
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noun
greater argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta argo)  (see also: 葵貝; often written with kana only)
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