<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Any octopod of the genus <em>Octopus</em>, having a soft, oval body and eight sucker-bearing arms, living mostly at the bottom of the sea.</li><li>Something likened to an octopus, as an organization with many forms of far-reaching influence or control.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>