Octopus

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octopus : genus (Octopus) of cephalopod mollusks that have eight muscular arms equipped with two rows of suckers; broadly : any octopod excepting the paper nautilus — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

Thesaurus

Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords

Encyclopedia

Octopus is a soft-bodied, eight-armed mollusc of the order Octopoda. Around 300 species are recognized and the order is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish and nautiloids. Like other cephalopods, the octopus is bilaterally symmetric with two eyes and a beak, with its mouth at the centre point of the arms (which are sometimes mistakenly called “tentacles”). The soft body can rapidly alter its shape, enabling octopuses to squeeze through small gaps. They trail their eight arms behind them as they swim. The siphon is used both for respiration and for locomotion, by expelling a jet of water. Octopuses have a complex nervous system and excellent sight, and are among the most intelligent and behaviorally diverse of all invertebrates. — Wikipedia

Octopus (Encyclopædia Britannica)

Octopods (One Zoom)
Octopus (Catalogue of Life)
Octopus (WolframAlpha)

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Inspiration

Deep Sea Creatures (Leo Richards, Natural World Facts, YouTube Playlist)
Deep Sea Hub (Leo Richards, Natural World Facts, Official Website)

Talks about Octopus (TED: Ideas Worth Spreading)
Articles about Octopus (Big Think)

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Innovation

Science

Teuthology is the study of cephalopods such as octopus, squid, and cuttlefish. It is a branch of malacology, the study of molluscs, in marine zoology. — Wikipedia

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Preservation

Library

DDC: 594.56 Octopus (Library Thing)
Subject: Octopus (Library Thing)

Subject: Octopus (Open Library)

LCC: QL 430.3 Octopus (UPenn Online Books)
Subject: Octopus (UPenn Online Books)

LCC: QL 430.3 Octopus (Library of Congress)
Subject: Octopus (Library of Congress)

Subject: Octopus (WorldCat)

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Participation

Education

Octopus and Squid (Biology4Kids)

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources

Community

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