blue-ringed octopus

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noun
Definitions
  • Any octopus of the genus , containing the highly poisonous toxin TTX, with distinctive blue rings

Etymology

Compound from English blue + English ring (surround, sound a bell, planetary rings)+ English octopus.

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octopus

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