: something that resembles an octopus especially in having many centrally directed branches
an octopus of a corporation which lends, buys, produces, and sells—Atlantic
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Examples of octopus in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe Octopus Den will also feature a new habitat for the popular giant Pacific octopus and a new floor-to-ceiling display where the animal can explore and display its natural color-changing, shape-shifting behaviors.—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024 Available to stream on Pluto TV and Tubi Pluto TV
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My Octopus Teacher
Year: 2020
Run Time: 85 minutes
Directors: Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed
An Oscar-winning documentary that poses the immortal question: Does this man want to … sleep with an octopus?—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2024 The stick figures in the sketch resemble cephalopods, a class of animal that includes octopuses and squids.—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024 Waiting for the First Avenue subway, Dog and Robot are loudly serenaded by an octopus knocking out a drum solo, sticks flying high in the air.—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for octopus
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