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octopus

[ok-tuh-puhs] / ˈɒk tə pəs /


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Among all the collected animals, the little octopus immediately stood out.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue as the ocean and no bigger than a golf ball.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Researchers at the station contacted octopus expert Janet Voight and sent her photographs of the animal for identification.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

She was immediately interested because the closest known octopus of that shape lives off the coast of Uruguay -- in a different ocean on the other side of South America.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

It’s never really octopus, but that’s the only thing we know for sure.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli




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