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octopus
[ ok-tuh-puhs ]
noun
plural octopuses, octopi
- 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.
octopus
/ 藞蓲办迟蓹辫蓹蝉 /
noun
- 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
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of octopus1
C18: via New Latin from Greek 辞办迟艒辫辞耻蝉 having eight feet
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I admired but disregarded the octopus 鈥 too much of an ordeal.
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鈥淚t鈥檚 fun,鈥 she said of the custom hearts, cherries, pink octopuses and evil eyes she quilts and appliques on to sweatshirts.
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Inside the convention hall, an octopus and a parrot casually drink a glass of wine together.
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Playful creatures from octopus and squid to whales, bunnies and even hamsters create a graphic and exciting vibe just in time for the holidays.
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The duo used a custommade respirometer to measure how much oxygen the pulsating cells used in the process, a proxy for how much energy it takes an octopus to trigger color changes.
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