The octopus (pronounced /ˈɒktÉ™pÊŠs/, from Greek ὀκÄάÀοÅ (oktapous), "eight-footed", with plural forms: octopuses /ˈɒktÉ™pÊŠsɪz/, octopi /ˈɒktÉ™paɪ/, or octopodes /É’kˈtÉ’pÉ™diËÂz/; see below) is a cephalopod of the order Octopoda. The octopus inhabits many diverse regions of the ocean, especially coral reefs. The term may also be used to refer only to those creatures in the genus Octopus. In the larger sense, there are around 300 recognized octopus species, which is over one-third of the total number of...