dumbo octopus

English

Etymology

From their resemblance to the title character of the 1941 Disney film Dumbo.

Noun

dumbo octopus (plural dumbo octopuses or (nonstandard) dumbo octopusses or (nonstandard) dumbo octopi or (nonstandard) dumbo octopii or (rare) dumbo octopodes or (rare, nonstandard) dumbo octopus)

  1. Any of several species of umbrella octopuses of the genus Grimpoteuthis.
    • 2016 August 17, Mark Carnall, The Guardian‎[1]:
      This specimen does not possess tentacles but does have clear fins leading to speculation that it may be related to deep sea species such as today’s dumbo octopuses or alternatively, this is a member of the vampire squid group, Vampyromorphida.
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