Octopus has eight legs which is why it is "8". The latin prefix "octo" means eight.
October was originally the eight month when the last six months of the calender was basically numbers (Quin, sex, sept, octo, novem, & decem).
To the point: Mars was the 1st month but January and Febuary were added later on moving all the months up two numbers.
an octopus has only 8 tentacles while squids can have 10
squids have 10 tentecals and octopus have 8 tentecals
An Octopus has 8 tentacles, the prefix octo means eight. In addition a Squid has 6 tentacles.
8 TENTACLES ON AN OCTOPUS
8 Tentacles on a Octopus
Both are Coleoidea, which are grouped by their number of tentacles: Squid (Decapodiformes) have 10 while octopus (Octopodiformes) have 8.
Octopus,octagon,octopi, octet, octuplets.The prefix oct- means 8, octopi have 8 legs, october used to be the 8th month of the year, octagons have 8 sides, ect.
That is the correct spelling of "octopus" (a tentacled cephalopod sea creature).
Technically, octopus and squid have the same number of arms (8), but squid have two long tentacles with fleshy clubs at the end, making their total appendage count 10. So, squid and octopus have the same amount of arms, but squids have more appendages.
I'm tempted to say 8 legs on an octopus, except they're not legs; they're tentacles.
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octopus do not have teeth. they have beaks.