: 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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An octopus can detach from an object by having its muscles release tension.—ArsTechnica, 28 June 2025 What do an octopus, a dirigible, the Underground Railroad and an Emmy-winning This Is Us alum have in common?—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 June 2025 Scuba Diving Montage Los Cabos, Mexico The only 5-star PADI Resort in Los Cabos, Montage Los Cabos offers opportunities for scuba certification and exclusive night dives that reveal bioluminescent marine life, stingrays, octopuses and more under a moonlit sky.—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 Visitors can step back to prehistoric times in Cruisin’ the Fossil Coastline, watch sea lions and harbor seals play in the Pacific waters or search for a glimpse of the elusive giant Pacific octopus.—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for octopus
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