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cephalopod

Adjective, Noun

ceph=a=lo=pod

WORDNET DICTIONARY

cephalopod(n = noun.animal) cephalopod mollusk - marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles; Array

is a kind of mollusc, mollusk, shellfish

is a member of cephalopoda, class cephalopoda

has particulars: chambered nautilus, nautilus, pearly nautilus, dibranch, dibranchiate, dibranchiate mollusk, octopod, decapod

Derived form adjective cephalopod₁

cephalopod(a = adj.pert) cephalopodan - relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda; Array

Derived form noun cephalopod₁

cephalopod, n.

One of the Cephalopoda. [1913 Webster]

cephalopod, n. any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, having a distinct tentacled head, e.g. octopus, squid, and cuttlefish.

Etymology

Gk kephale head + pous podos foot

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