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She probes and flexes her stylets under the skin to find these blood vessels, like the arms of an octopus reaching into the dark to carry out a dangerous deed.
Evolution made mosquitos into stealthy, sensitive vampires|Erica McAlister|October 15, 2020|Popular Science
After the sea pigs, a scattering of octopuses came into view.
Whales get a second life as deep-sea buffets|Stephen Ornes|October 15, 2020|Science News For Students
What ensues is an incredibly beautiful film about the ecosystem of the kelp forest, the intelligence and amazing abilities of the octopus, and a man’s poignant relationship with a wild creature.
Everything Our Editors Loved in September|The Editors|October 8, 2020|Outside Online
While exploring a kelp forest, he discovers a female octopus and makes a commitment to go see her every day for a year to learn about her life and to see if she will befriend him.
Everything Our Editors Loved in September|The Editors|October 8, 2020|Outside Online

Other bacteria from this group make TTX in pufferfish, the blue-ringed octopus and sea snails.
Toxic germs on its skin make this newt deadly|Erin Garcia de Jesus|June 23, 2020|Science News For Students
Sadly, Paul the Octopus did not outlive his impressive but unpopular World Cup predictions by long.
The Amazing Tale of Paul the Psychic Octopus: Germany’s World Cup Soothsayer|Emily Shire|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It's at a time like this that Germans yearn most for Paul the Octopus, the great mollusk soothsayer for Germany.
The Amazing Tale of Paul the Psychic Octopus: Germany’s World Cup Soothsayer|Emily Shire|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Octopus is one of those sleazy and boorish Americans whose instincts prove correct.
This 1979 Novel Predicted Putin’s Invasion Of Crimea|Michael Weiss|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are the Tarpon, the Falcon, the Sea Fox, and the Octopus.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead, as Guy Lawson writes in Octopus, Israel engineered a haphazard plan to fake his own death.
First Rule of the Fake Dead Bankers Club: Stay Gone|Daniel Gross|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the first place, it may surprise you to know that the Octopus's body is made on the same plan as that of the snail.
Within the Deep|R. Cadwallader Smith
One of these was called the Octopus, the first submarine to be fitted with twin screws.
Aircraft and Submarines|Willis J. Abbot.
He was a football player too; his hug was that of an octopus which swallowed you all.
Lore of Proserpine|Maurice Hewlett
When the octopus reached the shore off ran the rat into the bush.
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before|George Turner
It was seen in the turtle, the sea eel, the octopus, and the garden lizard.
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before|George Turner

单词	octopus
释义	octopus [ ok-tuh-puhs ] / ˈɒk tə pəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR octopus ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural oc·to·pus·es, oc·to·pi [ok-tuh-pahy]. /ˈɒk təˌpaɪ/. any octopod of the genus Octopus, having a soft, oval body and eight sucker-bearing arms, living mostly at the bottom of the sea. something likened to an octopus, as an organization with many forms of far-reaching influence or control. Origin of octopus 1750–60; <New Latin <Greek oktṓpous (plural oktṓpodes) eight-footed; see octo-, -pod Words nearby octopus octogenarian, octomerous, octometer, octonary, octopod, octopus, octoroon, octosyllabic, octosyllable, octroi, octuple Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for octopus She probes and flexes her stylets under the skin to find these blood vessels, like the arms of an octopus reaching into the dark to carry out a dangerous deed. Evolution made mosquitos into stealthy, sensitive vampires\|Erica McAlister\|October 15, 2020\|Popular Science After the sea pigs, a scattering of octopuses came into view. Whales get a second life as deep-sea buffets\|Stephen Ornes\|October 15, 2020\|Science News For Students What ensues is an incredibly beautiful film about the ecosystem of the kelp forest, the intelligence and amazing abilities of the octopus, and a man’s poignant relationship with a wild creature. Everything Our Editors Loved in September\|The Editors\|October 8, 2020\|Outside Online While exploring a kelp forest, he discovers a female octopus and makes a commitment to go see her every day for a year to learn about her life and to see if she will befriend him. Everything Our Editors Loved in September\|The Editors\|October 8, 2020\|Outside Online Other bacteria from this group make TTX in pufferfish, the blue-ringed octopus and sea snails. Toxic germs on its skin make this newt deadly\|Erin Garcia de Jesus\|June 23, 2020\|Science News For Students Sadly, Paul the Octopus did not outlive his impressive but unpopular World Cup predictions by long. The Amazing Tale of Paul the Psychic Octopus: Germany’s World Cup Soothsayer\|Emily Shire\|July 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It's at a time like this that Germans yearn most for Paul the Octopus, the great mollusk soothsayer for Germany. The Amazing Tale of Paul the Psychic Octopus: Germany’s World Cup Soothsayer\|Emily Shire\|July 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Octopus is one of those sleazy and boorish Americans whose instincts prove correct. This 1979 Novel Predicted Putin’s Invasion Of Crimea\|Michael Weiss\|May 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They are the Tarpon, the Falcon, the Sea Fox, and the Octopus. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show\|Robert W. Chambers\|February 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Instead, as Guy Lawson writes in Octopus, Israel engineered a haphazard plan to fake his own death. First Rule of the Fake Dead Bankers Club: Stay Gone\|Daniel Gross\|January 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In the first place, it may surprise you to know that the Octopus's body is made on the same plan as that of the snail. Within the Deep\|R. Cadwallader Smith One of these was called the Octopus, the first submarine to be fitted with twin screws. Aircraft and Submarines\|Willis J. Abbot. He was a football player too; his hug was that of an octopus which swallowed you all. Lore of Proserpine\|Maurice Hewlett When the octopus reached the shore off ran the rat into the bush. Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before\|George Turner It was seen in the turtle, the sea eel, the octopus, and the garden lizard. Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before\|George Turner British Dictionary definitions for octopus octopus / (ˈɒktəpəs) / noun plural -puses any cephalopod mollusc of the genera Octopus, Eledone, etc, having a soft oval body with eight long suckered tentacles and occurring at the sea bottom: order Octopoda (octopods) a powerful influential organization with far-reaching effects, esp harmful ones another name for spider (def. 8) Word Origin for octopus C18: via New Latin from Greek oktōpous having eight feet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to octopus business, company, partnership, society, enterprise, association, clan, shell, zoo, crowd, hookup, jungle, crew, gang, syndicate, mob, ring, outfit, bunch, multinational
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octopus

noun, plural oc·to·pus·es, oc·to·pi [ok-tuh-pahy]. /ˈɒk təˌpaɪ/.

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noun plural -puses

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