/ ˈsefələpɒd; NAmE -pɑːd/ noun
( biology ) a type of mollusc with a combined head and body, large eyes and eight or ten tentacles (= long thin legs) . The tentacles have many suckers on them (= round parts that suck) . Octopus and squid are cephalopods.
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WORD ORIGIN
modern Latin (plural), from Greek kephalē head + pous , pod- foot.