What is "octopus"

Octopus \Oc"to*pus\, n. [NL. See Octopod.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See Devilfish.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Any member of the genus Octopus.

3. (Fig.) Something resembling an octopus in having numerous controlling arms or branches that reach widely and influence many activities; -- used mostly of organizations, such as diversified corporations.

1758, genus name of a type of eight-armed cephalopod mollusks, from Greek oktopous, literally "eight-footed," from okto "eight" (see eight) + pous "foot" (see foot (n.)). Proper plural is octopodes, though octopuses probably works better in English. Octopi is from mistaken assumption that -us in this word is the Latin noun ending that takes -i in plural.

n. 1 Any of several marine molluscs/mollusks, of the family ''(taxlink Octopodidae family noshow=1), having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid or cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers. 2 (context uncountable English) The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food. 3 An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.

1. n. tentacles of octopus prepared as food

2. bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles [syn: devilfish]

3. [also: octopi (pl)]

The octopus ( or ; plural: octopuses, octopodes or octopi ; see below) is a cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda. It has two eyes and four pairs of arms and, like other cephalopods, it is bilaterally symmetric. It has a beak, with its mouth at the center point of the arms. It has no internal or external skeleton (although some species have a vestigial remnant of a shell inside their mantles), allowing it to squeeze through tight places. Octopuses are among the most intelligent and behaviorally diverse of all invertebrates.

Octopuses inhabit diverse regions of the ocean, including coral reefs, pelagic waters, and the ocean floor. They have numerous strategies for defending themselves against predators, including the expulsion of ink, the use of camouflage and deimatic displays, their ability to jet quickly through the water, and their ability to hide. They trail their eight arms behind them as they swim. All octopuses are venomous, but only one group, the blue-ringed octopus, is known to be deadly to humans.

Around 300 species are recognized, which is over one-third of the total number of known cephalopod species. The term 'octopus' may also be used to refer specifically to the genus Octopus.

An octopus is a sea animal with eight limbs.

Octopus may also refer to:

Octopus is the fourth album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1972. It marked a change in drummers from Malcolm Mortimore to John Weathers. The new line-up of the band delivered the Octopus album later in 1972, generally considered to represent the start of the band's peak period.

"Octopus" (originally recorded as "Clowns and Jugglers" also known as "The Madcap Laughs", later remade as "Octopus") is a song by Syd Barrett. It appeared on his first solo album, The Madcap Laughs.

Octopus is the largest genus of octopuses, comprising more than 100 species. These species are widespread throughout the world's oceans. Many species formerly placed in the genus Octopus are now assigned to other genera within the family Octopodidae.

The word heritages from the greek number eight, "octo" (οχτώ) and "pous, podos" (πούς, ποδός) which means feet.

The Octopus is a type of amusement ride in the shape of an octopus. Five to eight arms attached to a central axis spin and move up and down in random, while cars at the end of the arms spin on rotary bolts. Each Octopus ride has the arms attached the middle of the ride. The middle of the ride will move somehow (Octopus head, Spider cylinder object, and so on). Most octopus rides require guests to be at least 42 inches to ride without an adult; smaller children must have an adult with them.

Octopus is a 1998 Japanese horror film directed by Gou Suzuki, about a serial killer.

The Octopus (Zitzbath Zark) is a supervillain from the comic book The Spirit by cartoonist Will Eisner. He first appeared in The Spirit on July 14, 1946, and became the primary nemesis in later stories. The Octopus has never showed his face in the stories, but readers could always identify the character by the distinctive gloves he always wore. A master of disguise, The Octopus was involved in the epic fight with The Spirit, which left Denny Colt temporarily blind.

octopus is a software package for performing Kohn–Sham density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations.

octopus employs pseudopotentials and real-space numerical grids to propagate the Kohn–Sham orbitals in real time under the influence of time-varying electromagnetic fields. Specific functionality is provided for simulating one-, two-, and three-dimensional systems. octopus can calculate static and dynamic polarizabilities and first hyperpolarizabilities, static magnetic susceptibilities, absorption spectra, and perform molecular dynamics simulations with Ehrenfest and Car–Parrinello methods.

The code is written predominantly in Fortran, with some C and Perl. It is released under the GPL.

Octopus is the seventh full-length studio album recorded by the British synthpop band The Human League. It was produced by the former Tears for Fears keyboard player Ian Stanley and released by EastWest Records in 1995. It was the first new album from the Human League in five years after the termination of their long-term contract with Virgin Records. Octopus was the first Human League album which presented the band as a trio consisting of the singers Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley. The former Human League member Jo Callis and keyboard player Neil Sutton also contributed to the writing of the album.

The album's sound is notable for the nearly exclusive use of analogue synthesizers, a marked change from the band's primarily "digital" sound in the mid-to-late 1980s.

Octopus saw a return to the public eye for The Human League, who had been out of the top ten since their 1986 album Crash. The first single, " Tell Me When", received support from MTV in the UK and the U.S. and the song became the band's first top-ten hit in nine years, peaking at number six in the UK singles chart. The single also climbed to number thirty-one in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The Octopus album also peaked at number six in the UK, becoming the Human League's sixth top-ten album. It was later certified Gold.

The album's second single, " One Man in My Heart", was a ballad sung by Sulley which also reached the UK top-twenty and the third single from the album, " Filling up with Heaven", was also a top-forty UK hit.

Although the album sold well and created a resurgence in interest in the band, East West Records went through a complete change in management and decided to cancel the band's contract as well as those of other established artists. It was another six years before the band released a new album on a new label (Papillion Records).

Octopus is the third album from British band The Bees, released on 26 March 2007. Continuing in the vein of the band's previous two albums, Sunshine Hit Me and Free the Bees, by recording their music in different locations, Octopus was self-produced in the band's own basement studio, The Steam Rooms, on the Isle of Wight. The style of the record is said to be a mix of both the sounds of its preceding two albums.

A high-rip version of Octopus was leaked in its entirety in December 2006, three months before its scheduled release. The leak also led to the album's initial release date of 19 March being moved up a week later. Fortunately, despite these issues, the album was generally well received by fans and critics alike, with some claiming it to be the band's best record to date. 1

The CD version of Octopus is also an enhanced disc, which enables owners of the album to join The Bees' mailing list and get access to exclusive free content, including a downloadable version of the "Who Cares What The Question Is?" music video.

Octopus is a 2000 action film produced by Nu Image that premiered on the USA Network in the summer of 2000. The movie stars Jay Harrington, David Beecroft, Ricco Ross, and has a brief, but significant appearance by poet Jeff Nuttall. It was followed by a sequel, Octopus 2: River of Fear, in 2001.

Octopus were a Britpop band from Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland formed in 1993. They had three hit singles before splitting up in 1997.

"Octopus" is a song by the British indie rock band Bloc Party, released as the lead single from the band's fourth album Four on 11 July 2012.

Octopus (band) may refer to:

• Octopus (Belgian band) 1973-1980
• Octopus (English band) 1969-1971, featuring Paul Griggs and Nigel Griggs
• Octopus (Scottish band) 1993-1997, Britpop band
• Alap Momin (aka Oktopus), American musician, DJ and recording engineer
• The Octopus Project, American indietronica band

Octopus were a British- Flemish band active 1973-1980. Formed in Diest in late 1972, the original members were Robert Vlaeyen, Steve Davies, Jean-Pierre Onraedt and Nic Roland. Robert Vlaeyen came from the group The Bats where Robert's brother, the television producer René Vlaeyen also played, but became Octopus's manager. After a time, Nic Roland left due to session work schedules, and was replaced by a friend of Steve's from England, Phil Francis, an excellent bass player and singer. Jean-Pierre was the most in-demand session drummer and had to leave the band shortly afterwards. and was replaced by another former 'Bats' member, Gerard Opdebeeck. The band worked as a 4 piece, but really wanted a fifth voice and a keyboardist. They auditioned quite a few and chose Paul Michiels, who later became popular for his work with the Belgian music group Soulsister. After two large hits, 'I'm So In Love with you' ( an English language remake of Paul Severs 'Ik ben Verlieft op jou') and ''My special Angel', the band worked regularly in Europe, and toured with other bands such as Mud and the Rubettes. Steve left the band in 1976, and returned to the UK, where he became a successful cabaret singer known as Steve Grey, and then on to the US, where he played in a number of bands and did extensive session work,but is now a solo act based in Florida, but travels a lot, notably gigs in The Bahamas, Germany and as far as Vietnam.he can be found at www.Stevedaviesmusic.com. Phil Francis left Belgium in the early 1980s and now has a travel business in Toronto, Canada.

Octopus were an English band founded by Paul Griggs and his brother Nigel Griggs. The band released one LP Restless Night on Penny Farthing in April 1971, along with several singles 1969-1971.

Octopus supported many well-known groups including Cream and Yes and had several members who later joined famous groups: including drummer Brian Glascock, John Cook and Tim Reeves of Mungo Jerry, and brother Nigel Griggs himself and Malcolm Green, both later of the New Zealand group, Split Enz.