n.
Pronunciation: ' se-f ə -l ə - ˌ päd
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from cephal- + Greek pod-, pous foot ― more at FOOT
Date: 1826
: any of a class (Cephalopoda) of marine mollusks including the squids, cuttlefishes, and octopuses that move by expelling water from a tubular siphon under the head and that have a group of muscular usually sucker-bearing arms around the front of the head, highly developed eyes, and usually a sac containing ink which is ejected for defense or concealment
– cephalopod adjective