# sharktopus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of lusca; a shark-headed creature with tentacles; a Bahamian folkloric sea monster recast in U.S. pop culture pulp fiction

## Etymology
Blend of shark + octopus, from being a half-shark/half-cephalopod sea monster

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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