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	Octopus information - Search.com
		As a mollusc, octopus gills are finely divided and vascularilzed outgrowths of either the outer or the inner body surface.
		Octopus arms show a wide variety of complex reflex actions arising on at least three different levels of the nervous system.
		The tension receptors are not sufficient for the octopus brain to determine the position of the octopus's body or arms.
	www.search.com /reference/Octopus (1869 words)

	Octopus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Octopus arms show a wide variety of complex reflex actions arising on at least three different levels of the nervous system.
		The tension receptors are not sufficient for the octopus brain to determine the position of the octopus's body or arms.
		By selecting a well-known species, such as the California Two-spot Octopus, one can choose a small octopus (around the size of a tennis ball) and be confident that it is young with a full life ahead of it.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Octopus (1737 words)

	Octopus (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Octopus is the name of Paul Allen's superyacht.
		In scuba diving, "octopus" means a spare second-stage demand valve and mouthpiece fed by its own pressure hose from the cylinder: see Diving_regulator.
		This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Octopus_(disambiguation) (210 words)

	Octopus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A few species, such as the Mimic Octopus have a fourth defense mechanism, in that they can combine their highly flexible bodies with their color changing ability to accurately mimic other, more dangerous animals such as Lionfish and eels.
		However, reproduction is a cause of death: males can only live for a few months after mating, and females die shortly after their eggs hatch, for they spend nearly all their time caring for their eggs during the roughly one month period it takes the eggs to hatch, and do not eat during this period.
		Octopi derives from the mistaken notion that octopus is Latin, which it is not.
	pda.molinu.com /wiki/en/oc/Octopus.htm (1558 words)

	Kenneth Cole Octopus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Octopus has become one of the world's most successful electronic cash systems, with over 12 million Octopus cards in circulation (nearly twice that of Hong Kong's population) and over eight million transactions per day, with nearly 300 service vendors (as of January 2005).
		The Chinese name for the Octopus card literally means "eight places pass." Eight is a significant number in Chinese which is often used to indicate "many." For instance, the Chinese phrase 四面八方 ("four sides eight directions") is a common expression meaning "in all directions." Eight is also considered a lucky number in Chinese culture.
		For the second, see Lady Octopus'' Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) is a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe and one of the greatest foes of Spider-Man. Before his transformation into the megalomaniacal archenemy of the web-slinger, Otto Octavius was a brilliant and respected nuclear physicist, inventor, and lecturer.
	www.awonky.com /pages2/49/kenneth-cole-octopus.html (1363 words)

	Octopus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The octopus is a cephalopod of the order Octopoda that inhabits many diverse regions of the ocean, especially coral reefs.
		A few species, such as the Mimic Octopus have a fourth defense mechanism, in that they can combine their highly flexible bodies with their color changing ability to accurately mimic other, more dangerous animals such as lionfish and eels.
		By selecting a well-known species, such as the California Two-spot Octopus, one can choose a small octopus (around the size of a tennis ball) and be confident that it is young with a full life ahead of it.
	abcworld.net /Octopus.html (1561 words)

	Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) - Marvel Universe: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios.
		Tentacles: Doctor Octopus' superhuman abilities derive from the four mentally-controlled, electronically-powered, telescoping, prehensile titanium-steel tentacles attached to a stainless steel harness encircling his body from lower chest to waist.
		In the event that Octopus loses consciousness, the control module of each arm has enough pre-programmed conditional responses in its memory chip to enable it to perform a relatively complex sequence of actions, such as saving his life.
		Octopus is able to use his tentacles for traversing horizontal distances as well.
	www.ghostrider.com /universe/Doctor_Octopus_(Otto_Octavius) (1590 words)

	Octopus - Wikivisual
		The octopus (Greek Ὀκτάπους, 'eight-legs') is a cephalopod of the order Octopoda that inhabits many diverse regions of the ocean, especially coral reefs.
		However, reproduction is a cause of death: males can only live for a few months after mating, and females die shortly after their eggs hatch, for they neglect to eat during the (roughly) one month period spent taking care of their unhatched eggs.
		Attached to the brain are two special organs, called statocysts, that allow the octopus to sense the orientation of its body relative to horizontal.
	en.wikivisual.com /index.php/Octopus (2275 words)

	octopus - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about octopus
		The octopus has rows of suckers along the length of each arm (or tentacle) which, as well as helping it swim and crawl around the ocean floor, allows it to search in cracks and crevices and grab prey.
		The octopus is a carnivore (flesh-eater), usually feeding on crabs, shrimps, and mussels, but the larger species of octopus have been known to hunt small sharks and dogfish.
		Once a leash of thin fl whips, like the arms of an octopus, flashed across the sunset and was immediately with- drawn, and afterwards a thin rod rose up, joint by joint, bearing at its apex a circular disk that spun with a wobbling motion.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Octopus (572 words)

	Lusca (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Also to attack properly on the surface, the octopus would have to have one tentacle on the sea floor to balance itself, this would mean that such accounts, if real would have to take place in relatively shallow water.
		The second one being the much larger colossal octopus (the one actually depicted by the image) which reportedly attacked a sailing vessel from Saint-Malo off the coast of Angola.
		In defense of Denys de Montfort, it should be noted that many of his sources for the "kraken octopus" probably described the very real giant squid, proved to exist in 1878.
	pda.molinu.com /wiki/en/lu/Lusca.htm (775 words)

	Octopus Online Research :: Information about Octopus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The octopus is a Cephalopod of the Order (biology) Octopoda that inhabits many diverse regions of the Ocean, especially Coral reef.
		Less efficient than the Iron -rich Hemoglobin of vertebrates, the hemocyanin is dissolved in the plasma instead of being bound in red blood cells and gives the blood a blue color.
		A note on the English plural form: Fowler's Modern English Usage states that "the only acceptable plural in English is octopuses", and that octopi is misconceived and octopodes pedantic.
	www.ncweddingplanner.com /search/Octopi.html (1612 words)

	Wikipedia: Squid
		The squid is a marine mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, subclass Coleoidea, order Teuthida, of which there are two major suborders, Myopsina and Oegopsina (the latter includes Architeuthis dux, the giant squid).
		They also have chromatophores imbedded in their skin and the ability to expel ink if threatened.
		Being coleoidea means that their bony structure is internalized (in the octopus it is nonexistent); in squid there is a single flat bone plate buried within the soft tissue structure.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/s/sq/squid.html (343 words)

	MTR - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Octopus card is a rechargeable contactless smart card used in anelectronic payment system in Hong Kong.
		It was launched in September 1997 for use on boththe MTR and the KCR and now is the most widely used electronic cash system for transactions in Hong Kong.
		The Octopus card was so popular that many cities such as Singapore,London, and Taipei have adopted the idea,launching their own version of smart cards, respectively named EZ-link, Oyster card, and EasyCard.
	www.free-web-encyclopedia.com /?t=MTR (3077 words)

	Kraken
		One being the kraken octopus, which Denys de Montfort believed had been described not only by Norwegian sailors and American whalers, but also by ancient writers such as Pliny the Elder.
		The second one being the much larger colossal octopus (the one actually depicted by the image) which reportedly attacked a sailing vessel from Saint-Malo off the coast of Angola.
		In defence of Denys de Montfort, it should be noted that many of his sources for the "kraken octopus" probably described the very real giant squid, proved to exist in 1878.
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Kraken.php (1755 words)

	Purse Lip Square Jaw: Against disambiguation
		And I take that to suggest not only that inflexibility is problematic, but that disambiguation is as well - precisely because of "the risk of collapsing valid distinctions" and becoming too invested in getting the 'one ring to rule them all'.
		The erasure of difference is never neutral, and this desire to master a subject, to bring it to order and unity, to suggest its discovery and conquest through neologism, is at the heart of what feminist studies of science and technology have long criticised as exclusionary practices rife with power struggles.
		Firstly, the debate around terms is happening between 'technological' elites and may filter across different thresholds in only very specific circumstances, as adam puts it, "to be able to talk to people about their experiences." well, unless they work as a super-geek or academic they are not going to have these terms in their vocab.
	www.purselipsquarejaw.org /2006/01/against-disambiguation.php (1854 words)

	Squid - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		They also have chromatophores embedded in their skin and the ability to expel ink if threatened.
		Being coleoids means that their bony structure is internalized (in the octopus it is nonexistent); in squid there is a single flat bone plate buried within the soft tissue structure.
		They have a specialized foot called the siphon, or hyponome, that enables them to move by expelling water under pressure.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Squid (838 words)

	octopus - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Octopus : Hormel Glossary of Kitchen and Food Terms [home, info]
		Phrases that include octopus: atlantic pygmy octopus, blue-ring octopus, california two spot octopus, colossal octopus, common octopus, more...
		Words similar to octopus: devilfish, octopi, octopuses, poulp, more...
	www.onelook.com /?w=octopus&ls=a (334 words)

	Squid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Being coleoids means that bony structure is internalized (in the octopus it is nonexistent); in squid there a single flat bone plate buried within the soft tissue They have a specialized foot called the or hyponome that enables them to move expelling water under pressure.
		Octopus and Squid: The Soft Intelligence (The Undersea discoveries of Jacques-Yves Cousteau)
		He and Philippe Diole wrote this very non-technical book that does a nice, thorough job of describing the general life and features of the octopus, with one chapter on the squid.
	www.freeglossary.com /Squid (784 words)

	MTR - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia
		The integration of the Octopus smart card fare-payment technology into the MTR system in September 1997 has further enhanced the ease of commuting with the MTR.
		The Octopus card is a rechargeable contactless smart card used in an electronic payment system in Hong Kong developed by Australian-based company ERG Group.
		It was launched in September 1997 for use on both the MTR and the KCR and now is the most widely used electronic cash system for transactions in Hong Kong as many retailers (including Mc Donalds) are fitted with readers.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=MTR (5496 words)

	Arm (disambiguation) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The arms of an octopus, squid or cuttlefish
		This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.
		If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Arms (145 words)

	Fightin’ the resistance of matter
		The author uses a term polymorphism; he defines it further in the text but I was curious whether “polymorphism” is something precise in mathematics.
		It turned to be a disambiguation page as well (with even one mathematical entry).
		This was quite different than usually; normally no matter what I start with I end up reading some language article.
	sirix.wordpress.com (1377 words)

	Articles - MTR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The integration of the Octopus contactless smart card system into the MTR system in September 1997 has particularly enhanced the ease of use of the MTR.
		It was launched in September 1997 for use on both the MTR and the KCR and now is the most widely used electronic cash system for transactions in Hong Kong as many retailers are fitted with readers.
		The Octopus card uses radio frequency identification (RFID) technology so that users need only hold the card in front of the reader.
	www.landize.com /articles/MTR (4899 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		An ocarina is a wind instrument earthenware, although inexpensive alternatives made with plastics Contents 1 History 2 Classification 3 Musical performance 4 Appearance in works History The ocarina is a very old instrument, believed to date back some 12,000 years.
		Octopus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea Superorder: Octopodiformes Order: Octopoda Families 14 in two suborders, see text In scuba diving The octopus is a cephalopod of the order Octopoda ocean, especially coral reefs genus Octopus species nautilus, nor any internal shell or bones like cuttlefish squids.
		Three defensive mechanisms are typical of octopuses: ink sacs, camouflage chromatophores Blue-ringed Octopus Octopuses are highly intelligent, by far the most intelligent invertebrates Einstein Blue Reef Aquarium self United States United Kingdom anesthesia
	www.en-cyclopedia.com /index1/oc (1084 words)

	Beluga: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		For other meanings, see Beluga (disambiguation) (Beluga (disambiguation): more facts about this subject).
		For other meanings of the name White Whale (a synonym), see White Whale (disambiguation) (White Whale (disambiguation): more facts about this subject).
		The Beluga Whale or White Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic (Arctic: A waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow) and sub-arctic species of cetacean (cetacean: Large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/beluga (1723 words)

	Bluering Octopus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		1) " Octopus" -- in the term Bluering Octopus
		Octopus Scientificclassification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea Superorder: Octopodiformes Order: Octopoda Leach, 1818 Families
		The term mayalso refer to only those creatures in the genus Octopys.
	www.super8filmmaking.com /tail/21665-bluering-octopus.html (285 words)

	MTR - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		HK$0.10 per passenger trip were levied on Octopus card users to help fund the HK$2 billion retrofit programme.
		The Octopus card has been so popular that many cities such as Singapore, London, and Taipei have adopted the idea, launching their own version of smart cards, respectively named EZ-link, Oyster card, and EasyCard.
		For example, the cost of the 3-minute journey from Admiralty to Tsim Sha Tsui is (as of 2005) HK$7.9 using the Octopus card, compared with HK$9.0 for a single-journey ticket.
	www.unipedia.info /MTR.html (4328 words)

	Arms
		The arms of an octopus, squid or cuttlefish.
		This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
		If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page.
	www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/a/ar/arms.html (64 words)

	PCP
		This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
		Miss Minerva stories, Billy?" "Aunt Cindy always say, 't wa'n't no harm 't all to beat 'bout but if it come to the point where you got to tell a out-an'-out do like she say ever sence I's born," replied Billy.
		"'Tain't a octopus, it's a polypus," explained Frances, "'cause nose and has to be named what you's named.
	www.freearchive.info /pc/pcp.html (292 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Tongue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Inside the tongue, there are four pairs of intrinsic muscles that can alter the shape of the tongue for talking and swallowing.
		Since it contains no supporting skeletal structures for the muscles, the tongue is an example of a muscular hydrostat, like an octopus arm.
		The dorsum (top side) of the tongue can be divided into two parts, a pharyngeal part (posterior third of the tongue), which faces backward to the oropharynx, and an oral part (anterior two-thirds of the tongue) that lies mostly in the mouth.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/?title=Tongue (1228 words)

	MTR - Hong Kong Travel - Travel to China
		The Octopus card uses RFIDradio frequency identification (RFID) technology so that users need only hold the card in close proximity of the reader.
		Except for the Airport Express (MTR)Airport Express, MTR fares are slightly cheaper when using an Octopus card compared to using single journey tickets.
		For example, the cost of the 3-minute journey from Admiralty (MTR)Admiralty to Tsim Sha Tsui (MTR)Tsim Sha Tsui is (as of 2005) HK$7.9 using the Octopus, compared with HK$9.0 for a single-journey ticket.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/MTR (3722 words)

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