オクトパス

noun

octopus

Loanword from English; used for the animal, often in contexts like diving, aquariums, or Western cuisine. The native Japanese word タコ is more common in everyday speech.

See also: タコ

• ダイビング中ちゅうに大おおきなオクトパスを見みた。

  I saw a big octopus while diving.

noun

octopus regulator; backup second-stage diving regulator

Diving equipment term; refers to the backup second-stage regulator, often brightly colored and called an 'octopus' because of its multiple hoses.

• 緊きん急きゅう時じに備そなえて、オクトパスはすぐ手ての届とどく場ば所しょに取とり付つけてください。

  In case of emergency, please attach the octopus regulator where you can easily reach it.