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cephalopod

ceph·a·lo·pod
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sef-uh-luh-pod]
    • /ˈsɛf ə ləˌpɒd/
    • /ˈse.fə.lə.pɒd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sef-uh-luh-pod]
    • /ˈsɛf ə ləˌpɒd/

Definitions of cephalopod word

  • noun cephalopod any marine mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, characterized by well-developed head and eyes and a ring of sucker-bearing tentacles. The group also includes the octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and pearly nautilus 3
  • adjective cephalopod of, relating to, or belonging to the Cephalopoda 3
  • noun cephalopod 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, as an octopus, squid, or cuttlefish 3
  • noun cephalopod any mollusk of the class Cephalopoda, having tentacles attached to the head, including the cuttlefish, squid, and octopus. 1
  • adjective cephalopod Also, cephalopodic, cephalopodous [sef-uh-lop-uh-duh s] /ˌsɛf əˈlɒp ə dəs/ (Show IPA). belonging or pertaining to the Cephalopoda. 1
  • noun cephalopod An active predatory mollusk of the large class Cephalopoda, such as an octopus or squid. 1
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Origin of cephalopod

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; < New Latin Cephalopoda; see cephalo-, -pod

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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  • -pod

    indicating a certain type or number of feet

  • ammonoid

    any of the extinct group of sea-dwelling cephalopod molluscs with coiled and chambered shells

  • decapod

    any crustacean of the mostly marine order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking limbs: includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, and crayfish

  • dibranchiate

    of, relating to, or belonging to the Dibranchiata, a group or former order of cephalopod molluscs, including the octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, having two gills

  • nautilus

    Also called chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus. any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus, having a spiral, chambered shell with pearly septa.

  • octopod

    any eight-armed cephalopod mollusk of the order or suborder Octopoda, including the octopuses and paper nautiluses.
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