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  2. Bigfin squid - Wikipedia

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    Bigfin squids are a group of rarely seen cephalopods with a distinctive morphology.They are placed in the genus Magnapinna and family Magnapinnidae. [2] Although the family was described only from larval, paralarval, and juvenile specimens, numerous video observations of much larger squid with similar morphology are assumed to be adult specimens of the same family.

  3. Cephalopod limb - Wikipedia

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    Cephalopod limbs bear numerous suckers along their ventral surface as in octopus, squid and cuttlefish arms and in clusters at the ends of the tentacles (if present), as in squid and cuttlefish. [9] Each sucker is usually circular and bowl-like and has two distinct parts: an outer shallow cavity called an infundibulum and a central hollow ...

  4. Octopus - Wikipedia

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    An octopus (pl.: octopuses or octopodes [a]) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (/ ɒ k ˈ t ɒ p ə d ə /, ok-TOP-ə-də [3]).The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids.

  5. Giant Pacific octopus - Wikipedia

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    During reproduction, the male octopus deposits a spermatophore (or sperm packet) more than 1 m (3.3 ft) long using his hectocotylus (specialized arm) in the female's mantle. The hectocotylus is found on the third arm of male octopuses and occupies the last four inches of the arm. [39]

  6. Cephalopod - Wikipedia

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    The NROL-39 mission patch, depicting the National Reconnaissance Office as an octopus with a long reach. The kraken is a legendary sea monster of giant proportions said to dwell off the coasts of Norway and Greenland, usually portrayed in art as a giant cephalopod attacking ships. Linnaeus included it in the first edition of his 1735 Systema ...

  7. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1311 on Monday ... - AOL

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    As a noun, this word refers to a long, soft-bodied sea creature with eight arms and two tentacles. They closely resemble an octopus. OK, that's it for hints—I don't want to totally give it away ...

  8. Common blanket octopus - Wikipedia

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    The common blanket octopus or violet blanket octopus (Tremoctopus violaceus) [4] is a large octopus of the family Tremoctopodidae found worldwide in the epipelagic zone of warm seas. The degree of sexual dimorphism in this species is very high, with females growing up to two meters in length, whereas males grow to about 2.4 cm.

  9. Common octopus - Wikipedia

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    Common octopus in the Aquarium of Seville, Spain O. vulgaris from the Mediterranean Sea Common octopus, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Germany Common octopus of Portugal Common octopus near Crete. Octopus vulgaris grows to 25 cm (10 inches) in mantle length with arms up to 1 m (3.3 feet) long. [3]