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낙지 meaning and pronunciation
nakji · common octopus
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 18201Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 낙찌Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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문어와 생김새가 비슷하며 뼈가 없는 회색 몸에 빨판이 달린 여덟 개의 긴 다리가 있고 위험할 때 먹물을 뿜는 바다 동물.
English: common octopus — An octopus-like sea animal whose grey body has no bones and whose eight long legs have sucking disks, and which squirts out ink when it is in danger.
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- 낙지 한 마리.
- 낙지 요리.
- 낙지의 빨판.
- 낙지를 먹다.
- 낙지를 사다.
- 낙지를 손질하다.
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