beak
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Normally, identifying a new octopus species requires scientists to dissect the specimen and closely study features such as the mouth, beak, and teeth.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Normally to describe a new octopus species, a specimen needs to be cut open so that its mouth, beak, teeth and other parts can be examined.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
By then, however, the golden beak had long vanished and its original, three-dimensional shape had folded into its current fan-like form.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025
Qingrong Yang captured a ladyfish snatching prey just beneath a little egret's beak.
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025
The wretched Tereus too was changed into a bird, an ugly bird with a huge beak, said sometimes to be a hawk.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 4–6
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