Something in an area that can provide a decent range of temperatures for the various species of tree octopi correct per North American usage–octopodia or octopods is the Continental term.–for example Hawaii. ❋ Unknown (2006)
"To our disappointment," the scientists wrote last month in The Biological Bulletin, "we have not found any evidence that any of the blobs are the remains of gigantic octopods, or sea monsters of unknown species." ❋ Gwenda (2004)
On their right was the tent of the Master of the Mountain, that world-famous fortune-teller by crystals and chiromancy; a rich purple tent, all over which were traced, in black and gold, the sprawling outlines of Asiatic gods waving any number of arms like octopods. ❋ Unknown (2003)
There were multipointed stars of six -, eight-fold, and even higher degrees of symmetry; spirals that sometimes resembled the trunks of elephants, and at other times the tentacles of octopods; black amoebae linked by networks of contorted tendrils; faceted, compound insect eyes .... ❋ Clarke, Arthur C. (1990)
Professor Winchell goes on to tell that these cuttlefish or octopods sometimes attain a very great size, and that sailors tell wonderful stories about them. ❋ Various (N/A)
For in these latter the cornea is at first perforated, while different degrees of perforation of the same part are presented by different adult cuttle-fishes -- large in the calamaries, smaller in the octopods, and reduced to a minute foramen in the true cuttle-fish sepia. ❋ St. George Mivart (N/A)
He was quite small, as octopods go, and young, yet he was large and powerful enough to have drowned an ox. ❋ Unknown (1907)
But happily they had now reached the tank of the octopods. ❋ George MacDonald (1864)
Now, it seems to me not a little instructive to reflect how entirely useless such a manifestation of a superior being was to his cuttle-fish mind, and how fortunate it was for his fellow-octopods that he had no command of pens as well as ink, nor any disposition to write on the nature of umbrellas or of men. ❋ John Ruskin (1859)
MCMENAMIN: Well, the study of fossil octopods, as they're called, is beset by a lack of direct evidence. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Shrimps, muscles, calamari and small octopods huddled in a spicy, refreshing Mediterranean brew. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Among creatures were luminous jellyfish and gelatinous creatures known as finned octopods, or "Dumbos" because they flap ear-like fins and look like the cartoon flying elephant. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Among creatures were luminous jellyfish and gelatinous creatures known as finned octopods, or ❋ Unknown (2009)
Then, there are the dumbo octopods, given that name because they flap a pair of large ear-like fins to swim, like Dumbo the cartoon elephant. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The Cirri at a maximal length of 5 mm in a large octopods. ❋ Unknown (2009)
I mean, really, giant steam-powered robotic octopods rising from the deep to take over the world? ❋ Unknown (2009)
Girl: Look at all the [octopods]!
Boy: [Octopi], you mean.
Random Stranger: No, [octopuses].
Girl: Actually, they're both right, but octopods is a lot more fun to say. ❋ NemesisKismet (2006)
[Whoah]! [Look at] all the Octopode! [x_x] ❋ |-Anonymous-| (2005)
