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octopus [ok′təpəs] any of numerous carnivorous marine mollusks having eight tentacles. octopus a mollusc in the order Octopoda which has eight legs and eats crustaceans and shellfish. blue-ringed octopus Octopus® Heart surgery An anastomosis site restraining device designed to immobilize a specific area during minimally invasive “beating heart” CABG. See Beating heart surgery, Percutaneous coronary angioplasty. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The golf-ball-size, blue-ringed octopus found off the coast of Australia has enough venom in it to kill eight adults. It's the same poison found in a number of other creatures, including puffer fish, several types of frogs, North America's rough-skinned newt, the blue-ringed octopus, and some other flatworms. These include other flatworms, frogs, North America's rough-skinned newt, and the blue-ringed octopus. |
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