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Octopuses

LC control no.sh 85094044
LC classificationQL430.3.O2 Zoology
Topical headingOctopuses
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Variant(s)Devilfishes (Mollusks)
Octopi
Octopodidae
Octopus
See alsoOctopoda
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Found inEncarta world Eng. dict. (octopus, pl. puses or pi or pus; devilfish: any extremely large ray, octopus any large cephalopod)
Am. heritage dict. (octopus: any of numerous carnivorous marine mollusks of the genus Octopus or related genera; also called devilfish)
Syn. liv. org.: v. 1, p. 1101 (Octopodidae: octopuses) p. 1102 (large family consists of 24 genera)
Invalid LCCNsh 87020095