oc·to·pus
 octopus
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octopi, octopuses |
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An octopus is an animal that lives in the sea. It has a soft body and eight long "arms." These arms help the octopus move through the water and catch food. Octopuses eat crabs, lobsters, and other small sea animals.
Did you know that some kinds of octopuses can move their arms in ways that imitate other sea animals? This helps them get close to these animals so that they can catch them.
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Octopus comes from
oktopous, an ancient Greek word that means "having eight feet"