coconut octopus

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Etymology

From coconut +‎ octopus from the propensity of this octopus to live in coconut shells.

Noun

coconut octopus (plural coconut octopuses or (nonstandard) coconut octopusses or (nonstandard) coconut octopi or (nonstandard) coconut octopii or (rare) coconut octopodes or (rare, nonstandard) coconut octopus)

  1. 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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