Added 10 October 2026
cephalopod
/ˈsɛfələˌpɒd/ noun
In Latin: cephalopūs Wiktionary
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- Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.
Origin
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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