coconut octopus
nounEtymology From coconut + octopus from the propensity of this octopus to live in coconut shells.
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A tropical species of octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus.
- 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.2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 176:
- Synonyms
- veined octopus