Evidence
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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
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| Roman | The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6711-6749 | low | The polypus is described as a fish that entangles prey, mostly shellfish, with many feet or feelers; Ovid and Pliny use terms for lashes, arms, hair, or tendrils. | record |