Cephalopod

//ˈsɛfələpɑd// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.

    "In terms of diversity, cephalopods include the egg case making argonauts, shelled nautiluses, venomous blue-ringed octopuses and enigmatic giants like the giant and colossal squid. […] Generally, cephalopod ink includes melanin, enzymes related to melanin production, catecholamines, peptidoglycans, free amino acids and metals (Derby 2014) ."

  2. 2
    marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda wordnet

Synonyms

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cephalophorecephalopod molluskcephalopodan

Example

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"At first, the small cephalopod was wary."

Etymology

From French céphalopode, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + ποδός (podós), genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”). By surface analysis, cephalo- + -pod.

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