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Cephalopod

//ˈsɛfələpɑd// noun

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Adjective

1
relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda wordnet

Noun

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
marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles wordnet

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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