- cephalopod
- cephalopod 1826, from Fr. cephalopode, from Mod.L. cephalopoda, from Gk. kephale "head" + pod-, stem of pous "foot" (see FOOT (Cf. foot)).
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cephalopod
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Cephalopod — Ceph a*lo*pod (s[e^]f [.a]*l[ o]*p[o^]d), Cephalopode Ceph a*lo*pode (s[e^]f [.a]*l[ o]*p[=o]d), n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Cephalopoda. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cephalopod — ► NOUN Zoology ▪ a mollusc of a class including octopuses and squids. ORIGIN from Greek kephal head + pous foot … English terms dictionary
cephalopod — [sef′ə lō päd΄] n. [ CEPHALO + POD] any of a class (Cephalopoda) of marine mollusks having a distinct head with highly developed eyes, varying numbers of arms, with suckers, attached to the head about the mouth, and a saclike fin bearing mantle,… … English World dictionary
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cephalopod — /sef euh leuh pod /, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Cephalopoda, having tentacles attached to the head, including the cuttlefish, squid, and octopus. adj. 2. Also, cephalopodic, cephalopodous /sef euh lop euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to… … Universalium
cephalopod — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Cephalopod eye — Vertebrate … Wikipedia
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