Octopuses

"Octopuses" in a Sentence (11 examples)

Once upon a time, octopuses roamed the Earth.

Yuriko, a marine biology grad student, fell asleep inside a fish tank and awoke covered in octopuses and starfish.

The plural of octopus is octopuses.

Octopuses use coconut shells as portable shelters.

Giant pacific octopuses can live for up to five years in the wild.

Octopuses have eight arms.

Male octopuses die a few months after mating.

Octopuses have three hearts.

Usually found in or near kelp forests, sea otters dine on invertebrates such as snails, crabs, octopuses, urchins, and abalone.

Octopuses and squid aren't the only animals with tentacles.

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