octopus

IPA: ˈɑktʌpʊs

Any of several marine molluscs of the family Octopodidae, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.
(uncountable) The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.
An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.

To put (or attempt to put) one's fingers, hands or arms in many things or places at roughly the same time.
To spread out in long arms or legs in many directions.
To plug a large number of devices into a single electric outlet.
(by extension) To grow in use vastly beyond what was originally intended.
To hunt and catch octopuses.
To behave like an octopus.

Examples of "octopus" in Sentences

[47] The cuttlefish, or octopus (_Sepia octopus_).
"Oooh, look, the octopus is going into the house!"
But the lifespan of the common octopus is only 3 years
Oh, and Sonya gifted me with an enormous plush octopus from the MCZ gift shop, which I have christened Nemo.
But the lifespan of the common octopus is only 3 years and tickets to Germany are out of my price range at the present time
By this time it was clear that I was not about to set the world of biology aflame -- not many people were interested in octopus behavior -- and so after the university grudgingly gave me
I used to have this cute little stuffed octopus from the Monterey Aquarium that frightened the bejeezus out of 3/4 of the cats that met it, and was extremely, extremely alluring to the fourth cat.