Multi-legged swimmers

Usage examples of octopi.

The peristaltic pulse of the thick stuff always made Cari think of quicksand, of sand-colored octopi creeping along an ocean floor, of week-old oatmeal.

New Year people show their presents to the world in buses and tube trains: collars grip the neck like a cold compress, gloves lie on the lap as stiff as pickled octopi, watches and fountainpens flash their signals in the hired light.

The air was still, yet trees moved their long, twisted, knotty branches like octopi threatening him with their tentacles.

The two bodies, entwined like amorous octopi, began to stagger around the room, thudding and stomping, grunting and growling, careening into furniture.

A moment later, two giant squid arced above the waves, trailing jets of ink behind them as they splashed on the other side of the portal, followed by a series of orcas, more sharks, and dolphins carrying octopi on their backs.

He walked forward cautiously, his city-born imagination putting sharks and giant octopi in the dark water.

Keff ground out, battling images of clutching octopi with needle-sharp teeth set in a ring.

Chuck needed to figure out what a plate full of baby octopi could possibly mean to him.

The curtains were dyed dark blue with white caricatures of octopi wearing short coats and towels, twisted and tied around their heads as sweatbands.

Here and there you see pale octopi, crabs, and flat fish, probably members of the sole family.