cephalopod
noun/ˈsefələpɒd/, /ˈkefələpɒd/
/ˈsefələpɑːd/
(biology)- a type of mollusc with a combined head and body and large eyes. Cephalopods have arms and/or tentacles (= long thin parts like arms), which may have suckers (= round parts that enable them to stick to a surface) on them. Octopus and squid are cephalopods.Word Originmodern Latin (plural), from Greek kephalē ‘head’ + pous, pod- ‘foot’.
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