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Encyclopedia > Octopus (disambiguation)
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Octopus may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary logo Wiktionary is a sister project to Wikipedia intended to be a free wiki dictionary (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ...


In biology

Families 14 in two suborders, see text. ... Orders Sepiida Sepiolida Spirulida Teuthida Octopoda Vampyromorphida Nautilida The Cephalopods (head-foot) are the mollusk class Cephalopoda characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, and a modification of the mollusk foot, a muscular hydrostat, into the form of arms or tentacles. ... Families 14 in two suborders, see text The octopus is a cephalopod of the order Octopoda that inhabits many diverse regions of the ocean, especially coral reefs. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

In fiction

From Russia with Love is a video game featuring Ian Flemings secret agent, James Bond developed by Electronic Arts and released on November 1, 2005 in North America. ... The Octopus: A California Story is a 1901 novel by Frank Norris. ... La Piovra La Piovra (The Octopus) is an acclaimed Italian TV drama about the Mafia. ... Doctor Octopus (real name Otto Octavius) is a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe (created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko) and one of the greatest foes of Spider-Man. ... Octopussy is a short story by Ian Fleming and the title of the thirteenth James Bond film made by EON Productions, as well as a character in the film. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition Octopussy and the Living Daylights is a collection of James Bond short stories, by Ian Fleming, published in the United Kingdom and the United States by Glidrose Productions, in 1966, as postscript to his James Bond canon. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition Octopussy and the Living Daylights is a collection of James Bond short stories, by Ian Fleming, published in the United Kingdom and the United States by Glidrose Productions, in 1966, as postscript to his James Bond canon. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition Octopussy and the Living Daylights is a collection of James Bond short stories, by Ian Fleming, published in the United Kingdom and the United States by Glidrose Productions, in 1966, as postscript to his James Bond canon. ... Metal Gear Solid, (Japanese:メタルギアソリッド ) commonly abbreviated as MGS, is a stealth-based game developed by Konami and first published for the PlayStation video game console in 1998. ... Octillery (its name is also Octillery in French and German. ... 8Legged Entertainment was founded online by Rob DeBorde and Dave ONeal in 2000 at 8legged. ...

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Octopus information - Search.com (1869 words)
As a mollusc, octopus gills are finely divided and vascularilzed outgrowths of either the outer or the inner body surface.
Octopus arms show a wide variety of complex reflex actions arising on at least three different levels of the nervous system.
The tension receptors are not sufficient for the octopus brain to determine the position of the octopus's body or arms.
Octopus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1737 words)
Octopus arms show a wide variety of complex reflex actions arising on at least three different levels of the nervous system.
The tension receptors are not sufficient for the octopus brain to determine the position of the octopus's body or arms.
By selecting a well-known species, such as the California Two-spot Octopus, one can choose a small octopus (around the size of a tennis ball) and be confident that it is young with a full life ahead of it.
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