coconut octopus

English

Etymology

Coconut octopus residing in a shell

From coconut +‎ octopus from the propensity of this octopus to live in coconut shells.

Noun

coconut octopus (plural coconut octopuses or coconut octopi)

1. A tropical species of octopus, Amphioctopus marginatus.
   • 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 176:

     Coconut octopuses can make themselves look like coconuts even without the visual aid, by gathering most of their arms around their body to make a rough sphere.

Synonyms

• veined octopus

Further reading

• coconut octopus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Amphioctopus marginatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Amphioctopus marginatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons