mimic octopus noun1 •An Indo-Pacific octopus of species Thaumoctopus mimicus, capable of selectively impersonating several other species of marine life.The Mimic octopus, which was only discovered in 2005 in shallow Indonesian waters, can rapidly morph its body to resemble a flounder, a sea snake, a lionfish and almost anything else it sees. — 2012 formsmimic octopi · mimic octopii · mimic octopodes · mimic octopuses · mimic octopusses
