noun · rare

cephalopod

ceph·a·lo·pod

cephalopod · cephalopods

головоногий

головоногий, головоногое

Kopffüßer, Zephalopode

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

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UK/ˈsɛfələˌpɒd/US/ˈsɛfələpɑd/

» At first, the small cephalopod was wary.

Meaning

1 senses

Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.
Kopffüßer, Zephalopode
головоно́гийgolovonógij, головоно́гоеgolovonógoje
головоно́гийholovonóhyj

More definitions

marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles

Examples

6 sentences

At first, the small cephalopod was wary.
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The vampire squid is a small cephalopod.
ruАдский вампир - небольшой головоногий моллюск. — marafon
deDer Vampirtintenfisch ist ein kleiner Kopffüßer. — araneo
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The octopus and the nautilus are both cephalopods.
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Cephalopods are marine animals characterised by tentacles and bilateral body symmetry.
deKopffüßer sind Meerestiere, die sich durch Fangarme und Bilateralsymmetrie auszeichnen. — Yorwba
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Squid are cephalopods.
ruКальмары - головоногие моллюски. — marafon
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Translations

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Origin

From French céphalopode, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + ποδός (podós), geni

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

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