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Cephalopoda

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Ceph`a`lop´o`da    (sĕf`å`lǒp´ô`då)
n. pl.1.(Zool.) The highest class of Mollusca.
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Noun1.Cephalopoda - octopusesCephalopoda - octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus
class Cephalopoda
Mollusca, phylum Mollusca - gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons
cephalopod, cephalopod mollusk - marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
family Nautilidae, Nautilidae - spiral-shelled cephalopods
Dibranchia, Dibranchiata, subclass Dibranchia, subclass Dibranchiata - comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish)
class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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The most familiar are the Pelecypoda, or bivalves, which include clams, mussels, oysters, and scallops, and the Cephalopoda, including octopus, cuttlefish, and squid.
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They are members of the Mollusca order (like snails and slugs) and the class Cephalopoda which means "head-foots.
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