CEPHALOPOD


Meaning of CEPHALOPOD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈse-fə-lə-ˌpäd ]

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

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