Etymograph

English

Octlantis

Blend of octopus + Atlantis.

A blend of octopus + Atlantis

Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους

Latin octōpūs

English octopus

Ancient Greek Ἄτλας ‘Atlas’

Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντίς

English Atlantis

Today it means

name An area of Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia, where gloomy octopuses (Octopus tetricus) are known to congregate. A colony of octopi and their constructed dens built out of scallop shells.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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