Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Octopodidae — one of several octopus families.
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Examples
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Funny/Clever (via SF Signal, which unlike Enter the Octopus is a long-established must-read site for sf bibliophiles):
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OBERHAUSEN, Germany — The successor to the World-Cup predicting Paul the Octopus is French.
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OBERHAUSEN, Germany — The successor to the World-Cup predicting Paul the Octopus is French.
Successor To Paul The Octopus Named The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The crowd used the rally and the proximity to Halloween to dress to the nines in Octopus outfits, vampire garb, storm troopers and just about every other type of, waving signs such as "I'm CALM as heck and I'm not going to take it."
Rally to Restore Sanity turns out the crowds and the comedy Melissa Bell 2010
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Eight-legged kick in the teeth for EnglandPaul the Octopus is no more.
Football Association shareholders pass on chance of reform Matt Scott 2010
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OBERHAUSEN, Germany mdash; The successor to the World-Cup predicting Paul the Octopus is French.
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OBERHAUSEN, Germany — The successor to the World-Cup predicting Paul the Octopus is French.
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OBERHAUSEN, Germany — The successor to the World-Cup predicting Paul the Octopus is French.
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OBERHAUSEN, Germany mdash; The successor to the World-Cup predicting Paul the Octopus is French.
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OBERHAUSEN, Germany mdash; The successor to the World-Cup predicting Paul the Octopus is French.
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