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cephalopod.

Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛfələˌpɒd/UK/ˈsɛfələpɑd/General-American/ˈsɛfələpɒd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɛf ə ləˌpɒd/US
  1. Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.

Where this word comes from

From French céphalopode, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + ποδός (podós), genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”). By surface analysis, cephalo- + -pod.

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