larger Pacific striped octopus en · NOUN
Meanings
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A species of octopus, endemic to bays and coastal waters of the tropical eastern Pacific, that has a striped body and spotted tentacles, and exhibits certain behaviours that distinguish it from other octopuses.
Also unlike many other octopus, female Larger Pacific striped octopuses don't die after laying their eggs, instead going on to lay again and again.
2017, Rebecca Tansley, Big Pacific, Princeton University Press, page 45:Unlike other octopus species, which are normally solitary, the larger Pacific striped octopus has been reported as forming groups of up to 40 individuals.
Supporting this latter view, the recently rediscovered Larger Pacific Striped Octopus exhibits a unique hunting behavior that suggests that these animals might have ToM-like cognitive abilities.
2018, Gül Dölen, “Mind Reading Developed at Least Twice in the Course of Evolution”, in David J. Linden, editor, Think Tank: Forty Neuroscientists Explore the Biological Roots of Human Experience, Yale University Press, page 198:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| larger Pacific striped octopuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| larger Pacific striped octopodes | Number=Plur | rare | lexicographic |
| larger Pacific striped octopus | Number=Plur | nonstandard, rare | lexicographic |
| larger Pacific striped octopi | Number=Plur | nonstandard | lexicographic |
| larger Pacific striped octopusses | Number=Plur | nonstandard | lexicographic |
| larger Pacific striped octopii | Number=Plur | nonstandard | lexicographic |
Synonyms
LPSO (species of octopus)