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Definitions of cephalopod in various dictionaries:
noun - marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
adj - relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda
Of, relating to, or belonging to the class Cephalopoda.
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| Squid ring and mangetout, perhaps served with mushroom |
| Mushroom ring shining on group of whales — or squid, say? |
| Mushroom ring, seedcase and seafood, potentially |
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| Mar 28 2013 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
| Jan 23 2010 The Times - Cryptic |
| Dec 14 1999 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
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| The name of this class of mollusks comes from Greek words meaning "head foot" |
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| an animal such as an octopus or squid, that has tentacles ( long parts like arms) around the head |
| An active predatory mollusc of the large class Cephalopoda, such as an octopus or squid. |
| Any of various marine mollusks of the class Cephalopoda, such as the octopus, squid, cuttlefish, or nautilus, having a large head, large eyes, prehensile tentacles, and, in most species, an ink sac containing a dark fluid used for protection or defense. |
| Of, relating to, or belonging to the class Cephalopoda. |
| marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles |
| relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda |
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A cephalopod () is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda (Greek plural , kephalópoda; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, and a set of arms or tentacles (muscular hydrostats) modified from the primitive molluscan foot. Fishermen sometimes call them inkfish, referring to their common ability to squirt ink. The study of cephalopods is a branch of malacology known as teuthology. * Cephalopods became dominant during the Ordovician period, represented by primitive nautiloids. The class now contains two, only distantly related, extant subclasses: Coleoidea, which includes octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish; and Nautiloidea, represented by Nautilus and Allonautilus. In the Coleoidea, the molluscan shell has been internalized or is absent, whereas in the Nautiloidea, the external shell remains. About 800 living species of cephalopods have been identified. Two important extinct t |