cephalopod

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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛfələpɑd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛfələpɒd/

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• Hyphenation: ceph‧a‧lo‧pod

cephalopod (plural cephalopods)

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

   Hypernyms: mollusc, mollusk < invertebrate < animal < organism < creature

   Coordinate term: gastropod

   • 2017 August 9, Mark Carnall, “Why do cephalopods produce ink? And what's ink made of, anyway?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     In terms of diversity, cephalopods include the egg case making argonauts, shelled nautiluses, venomous blue-ringed octopuses and enigmatic giants like the giant and colossal squid. […] Generally, cephalopod ink includes melanin, enzymes related to melanin production, catecholamines, peptidoglycans, free amino acids and metals (Derby 2014) .

• cephalopodal