cephalopod

ceph·a·lo·pod  (sf-l-pd)

n.

Any of various marine mollusks of the class Cephalopoda, such as the octopus, squid, cuttlefish, or nautilus, having a large head, large eyes, prehensile tentacles, and, in most species, an ink sac containing a dark fluid used for protection or defense.

adj.

Of, relating to, or belonging to the class Cephalopoda.

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[From New Latin Cephalopoda, class name : cephalo- + -poda, -pod.]

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cepha·lopo·dan (sf-lp-dn) n. & adj.

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cephalopod [ˈsɛfələˌpɒd]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any marine mollusc of the class Cephalopoda., characterized by well-developed head and eyes and a ring of sucker-bearing tentacles. The group also includes the octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and pearly nautilus

adj also cephalopodic, cephalopodous [ˌsɛfəˈlɒpədəs]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Cephalopoda

cephalopodan  adj & n

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cephalopod  (sf-l-pd)

Any of various marine mollusks of the class Cephalopoda, having long tentacles around the mouth, a large head, a pair of large eyes, and a sharp beak. Cephalopods have the most highly developed nervous system of all invertebrates. Many cephalopods squirt a cloud of dark inky liquid to confuse predators. Cephalopods include the octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus, and the extinct ammonites, belemnites, and other nautiloids.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cephalopod - marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles cephalopod mollusk mollusc, mollusk, shellfish - invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell Cephalopoda, class Cephalopoda - octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus, nautilus - cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions dibranch, dibranchiate, dibranchiate mollusk - cephalopods having two gills octopod - a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell decapod - cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones
Adj.	1.	cephalopod - relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda cephalopodan