: 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 WebShare [Findings] The deepest octopus observed to date was photographed in the Java Trench.—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 13 Sep. 2023 Researchers have since observed a similar state in octopuses.—Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2023 Thousands of octopus moms displaying a mysterious social behavior among deep-sea hydrothermal springs off the central coast of California may have led scientists to an exciting breakthrough, according to a new study published in Science Advances.—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023 Some of their most interesting exhibitions show weedy seadragons, giant Pacific octopuses and several species of seal and sea lion.—Jacob Linden, Redbook, 17 Aug. 2023 The minuscule life attracts other animals; octopuses, for example, lay eggs in the sponges.—Olive Heffernan, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023 Some of the local smoked mackerel, an octopus for the willful Italian, and another fish set aflame.—Andrew Sean Greer, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2023 Along the far wall, a mural of a giant octopus with a terrifyingly human face watches over us.—Adam Reiner, Bon Appétit, 2 Aug. 2023 The officials on Wednesday had sashimi of flounder, octopus and sea bass, which was caught off the Fukushima coast, along with rice harvested in the prefecture, according to Economy and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who was at the lunch meeting.—Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023 See More
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