blue-ringed octopus

blue-ringed octopus
blue-ringed octopus -'riŋd-'äk-tə-pəs, -.pu̇s n a venomous octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa syn. Octopus maculosa) of the Indo-Pacific region that is esp. common along the southern coast of Australia, is capable of inflicting a fatal bite due to the injection of tetrodotoxin, and undergoes skin color changes when aroused displaying brilliant blue rings

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Hapalochlaena maculosa, a venomous species found along the coast of Australia that when excited bites its enemy and secretes tetrodotoxin. See tetrodotoxism.

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