CEPHALOPODS

Meaning of CEPHALOPODS in English

Animals (mollusks) with tentacles converging at the head, around the mouth (examples: squids, cuttlefish, and octopus).

Fishery English glossary. Английский глоссарий рыболовства . 2012

CEPHALOPODS — головоногие (Cephalopoda) - two-gilled cephalopods
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CEPHALOPODS — головоногие ( Cephalopoda ) - two-gilled cephalopods
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NAUTILOID — noun Date: circa 1728 any of a subclass (Nautiloidea) of cephalopods bearing an external straight, curved, or spiral shell that …
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BELEMNITE — noun see: devil Date: 1646 any of various extinct cephalopods (order Belemnoidea) that had large often bullet-shaped internal shells and …
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PORPOISE — Any toothed whale in the family Phocoenidae (or, by some authorities, part of the dolphin family Delphinidae). The four species …
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NARWHAL — or narwal or narwhale Toothed whale ( Monodon monoceros, family Monodontidae) of the Arctic, found in groups of 15–20 along …
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KILLER WHALE — or orca A species ( Orcinus orca ) of toothed whale found in all seas from the Arctic to the …
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ELEPHANT SEAL — Either of the two largest pinniped species: the northern elephant seal ( Mirounga angustirostris ), of coastal islands off California …
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CUTTLEFISH — Any of about 100 species of marine cephalopods in the order Sepioidea, characterized by a thick, internal calcium-containing shell called …
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CEPHALOPOD — Any marine mollusk of the class Cephalopoda (e.g., cuttlefish , nautilus , octopus , and squid ), which includes the …
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BELUGA — I or hausen Large species of sturgeon ( Huso huso , or Acipenser huso ) that inhabits the Caspian and …
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BELEMNOID — or belemnite Member of an extinct group of cephalopod s, possessing a large internal shell, that first appeared с 345 …
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SQUID — I. ˈskwid noun ( plural squid or squids ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. : any of numerous 10-armed cephalopods typically …
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SEPIA — I. ˈsēpēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, cuttlefish, from Greek sēpia; akin to Greek sēpein to make putrid, sapros …
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AMMONITE — I. am·mo·nite ˈaməˌnīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin ammonites, from ammon- (from Latin cornu Ammonis ammonite, …
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YOLK SAC — noun : a membranous sac that is attached to an embryo and encloses food yolk (as in most vertebrates and …
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TYRAMINE — ˈtīrəˌmēn, ˈtir-; tīˈramə̇n, təˈr- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tyr osine + amine : a crystalline phenolic amine HOC 6 …
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TURRILITES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlīd.(ˌ)ēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin turris tower + Greek lithos stone : a genus of Cretaceous …
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TETRABRANCHIA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈbraŋkēə, -aiŋ- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from tetra- + -branchia : a subclass or order of Cephalopoda …
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SWIMMING FUNNEL — noun : a large forwardly directed tube in cephalopods opening just behind and below the neck through which the water …
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SPIRULA — ˈspir(y)ələ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, twisted cracknel, from Latin spira coil, twist + -ula — more at …
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SEASHELL — hard exoskeleton of marine mollusks such as snails, bivalves, and chitons that serves to protect and support their bodies. It …
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PHOTORECEPTION — any of the biological responses of organisms to stimulation by light. Most organisms, including humans, respond to visible light; some …
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OMMOCHROME — any of a group of biological pigments (biochromes) conspicuous in the eyes of insects and crustaceans as well as in …
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CEPHALOPOD — Squid (Illex coindeti) swimming forward any marine mollusk of the class Cephalopoda (phylum Mollusca), including the cuttlefish, nautilus, octopus, and …
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BELEMNOID — also called Belemnite, member of an extinct group of cephalopods, animals related to the modern squid and octopus but possessing …
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JURASSIC PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. second of three …
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DEVONIAN PERIOD — interval of geologic time from 408 to 360 million years ago. The fourth period of the Paleozoic era, it follows …
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BACTRITES — genus of extinct cephalopods (animals related to the modern squid, octopus, and nautilus) found as fossils in marine rocks from …
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CEPHALOPOD — n. Any marine mollusk of the class Cephalopoda (e.g., cuttlefish , nautilus , octopus , and squid ), which includes …
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