blanket octopus
blanket octopus noun: any of four species of pelagic octopus of the genus Tremoctopus, found in tropical and subtropical oceans.
Noun
blanket octopus (plural blanket octopuses or (nonstandard) blanket octopusses or (nonstandard) blanket octopi or (nonstandard) blanket octopii or (rare) blanket octopodes or (rare, nonstandard) blanket octopus)
- Any of four species of pelagic octopus of the genus Tremoctopus, found in tropical and subtropical oceans.
- One species, the Blanket octopus, has the most extreme divergence in size between the two sexes in a single species of any animal: females weigh 10,000 times as much as males.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 229
- Blanket octopuses appear to be immune or resistant to Portugese^([sic]) man 'o' war stings and have even been observed wielding the stinging tentacles they’ve detached as a weapon.2018 March 27, Mark Carnall, The Guardian
Forms of blanket octopus
| plural | blanket octopuses |
|---|---|
| plural (nonstandard) | blanket octopusses |
| plural (nonstandard) | blanket octopi |
| plural (nonstandard) | blanket octopii |
| plural (rare) | blanket octopodes |
| plural (nonstandard, rare) | blanket octopus |
Questions about blanket octopus
- What does blanket octopus mean?
- Blanket octopus means any of four species of pelagic octopus of the genus Tremoctopus, found in tropical and subtropical oceans.
- What part of speech is blanket octopus?
- Blanket octopus is a noun.
- What is the plural of blanket octopus?
- The plural of blanket octopus is blanket octopuses.
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