cephalopod

ceph·a·lo·pod

 (sĕf′ə-lə-pŏd′)

n.

Any of various carnivorous marine mollusks of the class Cephalopoda, having a large head, a mouth with a chitinous beak surrounded by arms or tentacles, and in most species, an ink sac containing a dark fluid used for defense, and including the octopuses, squids, cuttlefishes, and nautiluses.

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

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ceph·a·lo·pod′ adj.

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cephalopod

(ˈsɛfələˌpɒd)

n

(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

(Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Cephalopoda

ˌcephaˈlopodan adj, n

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ceph•a•lo•pod

(ˈsɛf ə ləˌpɒd)

n.

any mollusk of the class Cephalopoda, having tentacles attached to the head, including the squid, octopus, and nautilus.

[1820–30; < New Latin Cephalopoda; see cephalo-, -pod]

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ceph·a·lo·pod

(sĕf′ə-lə-pŏd′)

Any of various ocean mollusks, such as the octopus, squid, and nautilus, 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. If attacked, they squirt a cloud of dark inky liquid to confuse predators and make their escape.

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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

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