Definitions for octopus
ˈɒk tə pəs; -ˌpaɪoc·to·pus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. octopusnoun

   tentacles of octopus prepared as food

2. octopus, devilfishnoun

   bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles

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1. Octopusnoun

   (Zool.) Any member of the genus Octopus.

2. Octopusnoun

   (Fig.) Something resembling an octopus in having numerous controlling arms or branches that reach widely and influence many activities; -- used mostly of organizations, such as diversified corporations.

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1. octopusnoun

   Any of several marine molluscs/mollusks, of the family Octopodidae, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid or cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.

2. octopusnoun

   The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.

3. octopusnoun

   An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.

4. Etymology: From ὀκτώπους, from ὀκτώ + πούς.

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1. Octopus

   An octopus (PL: octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ok-TOP-ə-də). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like other cephalopods, an octopus is bilaterally symmetric with two eyes and a beaked mouth at the center point of the eight limbs. The soft body can radically alter its shape, enabling octopuses to squeeze through small gaps. They trail their eight appendages behind them as they swim. The siphon is used both for respiration and for locomotion, by expelling a jet of water. Octopuses have a complex nervous system and excellent sight, and are among the most intelligent and behaviourally diverse of all invertebrates. Octopuses inhabit various regions of the ocean, including coral reefs, pelagic waters, and the seabed; some live in the intertidal zone and others at abyssal depths. Most species grow quickly, mature early, and are short-lived. In most species, the male uses a specially adapted arm to deliver a bundle of sperm directly into the female's mantle cavity, after which he becomes senescent and dies, while the female deposits fertilised eggs in a den and cares for them until they hatch, after which she also dies. Strategies to defend themselves against predators include the expulsion of ink, the use of camouflage and threat displays, the ability to jet quickly through the water and hide, and even deceit. All octopuses are venomous, but only the blue-ringed octopuses are known to be deadly to humans. Octopuses appear in mythology as sea monsters like the Kraken of Norway and the Akkorokamui of the Ainu, and probably the Gorgon of ancient Greece. A battle with an octopus appears in Victor Hugo's book Toilers of the Sea, inspiring other works such as Ian Fleming's Octopussy. Octopuses appear in Japanese erotic art, shunga. They are eaten and considered a delicacy by humans in many parts of the world, especially the Mediterranean and the Asian seas.

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1. octopus

   An octopus is a marine invertebrate creature belonging to the class Cephalopoda, and the order Octopoda. It has a soft, bulbous body with eight long arms or tentacles, each lined with suckers. Renowned for its intelligence, an octopus is capable of a range of behaviors, including the ability to change its color and texture to blend in with its surroundings. It is also known for ejecting a cloud of black ink when threatened. The majority of octopus species inhabit tropical and temperate oceans, and they are a popular seafood in many cultures.

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1. Octopus

   The octopus is a cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda. Octopuses have two eyes and four pairs of arms and, like other cephalopods, they are bilaterally symmetric. An octopus has a hard beak, with its mouth at the center point of the arms. Octopuses have no internal or external skeleton, allowing them to squeeze through tight places. Octopuses are among the most intelligent and behaviorally flexible of all invertebrates. The octopus inhabits many diverse regions of the ocean, including coral reefs, pelagic waters, and the ocean floor. They have numerous strategies for defending themselves against predators, including the expulsion of ink, the use of camouflage and deimatic displays, their ability to jet quickly through the water, and their ability to hide. An octopus trails its eight arms behind it as it swims. All octopuses are venomous, but only one group, the blue-ringed octopus, is known to be deadly to humans. Around 300 species are recognized, which is over one-third of the total number of known cephalopod species. The term 'octopus' may also be used to refer only to those creatures in the genus Octopus.

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1. Octopus

   ok′tō-pus, n. a widely distributed genus of eight-armed cuttle-fishes, covered with suckers, a devil-fish. [Gr. oktō, eight, pous, podos, foot.]

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1. octopus

   A type of marine animal.

   Octopuses inhabit diverse regions of the ocean, including coral reefs, pelagic waters, and the ocean floor.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 14, 2017  

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1. octopus

   Song lyrics by octopus -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by octopus on the Lyrics.com website.

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Anagrams for octopus »

1. copouts

2. cop-outs

3. cops out

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of octopus in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of octopus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of octopus in a Sentence

1. Luigi Barzini:

   They eat the dainty food of gamous chefs with the same pleasure with which they devour gross peasant dishes, mostly composed of garlic and tomatoes, or fisherman's octopus and shrimps, fried in heavily scented olive oil on a little deserted beach.

2. Robert Full:

   You might think the best shape changers are kind of like an octopus or a worm or a slug but yet we know that cockroaches can go through these tiny little cracks.

3. Tracy Morgan:

   I still have s–t here to do, it’s gonna take more than 18 wheels for me to get out of here. I have to raise my girl, raise my wife, raise my family … Gotta keep my octopus alive. Gotta keep my sharks alive. Those are God’s creatures! I’m needed!

4. Alex Wagner:

   The streams percolate out of the Milky Way's dense gas disk, the jet diverges from a pencil beam into tendrils, like that of an octopus.

5. Aquarium Biologist Halley Miller:

   Like all giant Pacific octopus, The Florida Aquarium’s GPO Farallon is an extremely intelligent creature. Enrichment activities are key to optimal animal welfare as a result the professional care team provide her with a wide variety of activities from puzzles, to painting and more, this was first time we presented Farallon this activity.She was very engaged with the canvases; using her arms and suckers to push around the paint.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=octopus
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=octopus
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Octopus
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=octopus
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=octopus