Definition of octopus

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Octopus (n.) A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See Devilfish,.

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Octopus :: Octopus (n.) A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See Devilfish,.
Sea Devil :: Sea devil () Any large cephalopod, as a large Octopus, or a giant squid (Architeuthis). See Devilfish..
Kraken :: Kraken (n.) A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense octopus..
Haemacyanin :: Haemacyanin (n.) A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to it its blue color..
Devilfish :: Devilfish (n.) A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of Octopus and Architeuthis. See Octopus..
Octocerata :: Octocerata (n.pl.) A suborder of Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; -- called also Octopoda..
Acetabulifera :: Acetabulifera (n. pl.) The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopus; the Dibranchiata. See Cephalopoda..
Sucker :: Sucker (n.) One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other bodies..
Poulpe :: Poulpe (n.) Same as Octopus.
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