krake

Etymology
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Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) a crooked tree
 * 2)  a crooked person
 * 3)  a sick animal
 * 4) a sea monster, including whales and octopuses
 * 5)  Kraken
 * 6) a common octopus;
 * 1) a common octopus;

Verb

 * 1) to crawl

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) a crooked tree
 * 2)  a crooked person
 * 3)  a sick animal
 * 4) a wooden anchor with a stone crown
 * 5) a sea monster, including whales and octopuses
 * 6)  Kraken
 * 7) a common octopus;
 * 1) a common octopus;

Etymology
From the earlier sense of "rod," "gnarled wood," ultimately related to.

Noun

 * 1) a pitiful (and weak, in some sense) person or animal (arousing pity or contempt)