cephalopod
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cephalopod
- /ˈsɛfələˌpɒd/ UK
- /ˈsɛfələpɑd/ US
- /ˈsɛfələpɒd/ UK
- /ˈsɛf ə ləˌpɒd/ US
Where it comes from
From French céphalopode, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + ποδός (podós), genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”). By surface analysis, cephalo- + -pod.
noun cephalopods
- Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc. 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,
Translations
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noun mollusc
| Español | cefalópodo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 두족류 dujongnyu |
| 日本語 | 頭足類 tōsokurui |
| 中文 | 頭足綱 /头足纲 tóuzúgāng |
| हिन्दी | शीर्षपाद śīrṣapād |
| Português | cefalópode |
| Français | céphalopode |
| Deutsch | Kopffüßer, Zephalopode |
| Italiano | cefalopode |
| Ελληνικά | κεφαλόποδο kefalópodo |
| Română | cefalopod |
| Русский | головоно́гий golovonógij, головоно́гое golovonógoje |
| العربية | رَأْسِيّ الْقَدَم raʔsiyy al-qadam, رُأْسَقَدَمِيّ ruʔsaqadamiyy |
| עברית | סִילוֹנִית silonít, ראש־רגלאי |
Talk about this word "cephalopod." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cephalopod. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cephalopod. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cephalopod "cephalopod." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cephalopod.Cite this
@misc{cephalopod_2026,
title = {cephalopod},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cephalopod},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
