coconut octopus
English
Etymology
coconut + octopus from the propensity of this octopus to live in coconut shells
Noun
coconut octopus (plural coconut octopuses or coconut octopi)
- A tropical species of octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus.
- 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 176:
- Coconut octopuses can make themselves look like coconuts even without the visual aid, by gathering most of their arms around their body to make a rough sphere.
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Synonyms
- veined octopus
Further reading
coconut octopus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Amphioctopus marginatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Amphioctopus marginatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons