la tana del polpo

English translation: octopus lair

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Italian term or phrase:la tana del polpo
English translation:octopus lair

17:45 Jan 7, 2011
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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology / sea creatures world
Italian term or phrase: la tana del polpo
si parla di polpi che riposano nelle proprie tane sott'acqua
musicaclab68
Local time: 02:31
octopus lair
Explanation:
or
octopus' / octopus's lair

Anyway, for 'tana' in this case I would use 'lair'.

BBC - h2g2 - Octopuses - A Guide
12 Aug 2004 ... They then drag them back to their lair, where they suck out the meat and drop the shells outside. The easiest way to find an octopus lair is .

www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2818659
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Ernestine Shargool
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:31
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4 +3octopus lair
Ernestine Shargool
4the octopus's hole
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the octopus's hole


Explanation:
In Over Her Head - Risultati da Google Libri
Judi Fennell - 2009 - Fiction - 352 pagine
She retraced her path past the octopus's hole. The cephalopod flicked its tentacle in greeting as she swam down the other passageway. ...
books.google.it/books?isbn=1402220014...

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Local time: 02:31
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octopus lair


Explanation:
or
octopus' / octopus's lair

Anyway, for 'tana' in this case I would use 'lair'.

BBC - h2g2 - Octopuses - A Guide
12 Aug 2004 ... They then drag them back to their lair, where they suck out the meat and drop the shells outside. The easiest way to find an octopus lair is .

www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2818659

Ernestine Shargool
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 2
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thank you

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