octopus

Example Sentences

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Hanging up octopuses to dry on a clothesline, he tells the Tanners’ nanny, “Like to f— get you and hang out on a line.”

From Los Angeles Times

It was first grouped with squids and octopuses, then with sea slugs, jellyfish ancestors, and even worms.

From Science Daily

The twilight zone teems with life, including krill, squid, fish, octopus, and delicate jelly-like species.

From Science Daily

"This natural pigment is what gives an octopus or a squid its ability to camouflage -- a fantastic superpower -- and our achievement to advance production of this material is just the tip of the iceberg."

From Science Daily

It’s also highly intelligent and fast, propelling itself via slick tentacles like a bloody octopus.

From Salon