cephalopod

Meaning

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

Synonyms

cephalopodan

cephalopod mollusk

cuttlefish

Translations

céphalopode

cefalópodo

cefalòpode

κεφαλόποδο

Kopffüßer

cefalopodi

κεφαλόποδα

cefalópode

cefalópodes

Cefalópodes

cefalópodos

cephalopoda

kafadanbacaklılar

kafadanbacaklı

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛfələpɑd/

Etymology

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