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/ˈsefələˌpäd/,
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cephalopods, plural;
  1. An active predatory mollusk of the large class Cephalopoda, such as an octopus or squid

  1. relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda
  2. marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
  3. A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda (Greek plural Κεφαλόποδα (kephalópoda); "head-feet"). ...
  4. (Cephalopods) (Cephalopoda). (See Cephalopod size.) While generally much smaller than the giant Architeuthis and Mesonychoteuthis, the largest of the octopuses, the Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini), can be very large. ...
  5. (CEPHALOPODS) The highest class of the Mollusca, or Soft-bodied animals, characterised by having the mouth surrounded by a greater or less number of fleshy arms or tentacles, which, in most living species, are furnished with sucking-cups. (Examples, Cuttle-fish, Nautilus.)
  6. (Cephalopods) are any of the species of mollusks assigned to the taxonomic class cephalopoda (meaning "head-footed"). People usually think of a squid, but there are many kinds in this class including the nautilus, octopus, and cuttlefish.
  7. (Cephalopods) literally ‘head-foot’; animals like squid and octopus in which the tentacles converge at the head.
  8. One of the Cephalopoda. A marine invertebrate characterized by a head surrounded by tentacles and, in most fossil forms, by the presence of a straight or spirally coiled, calcareous shell divided into numerous interior chambers; ranges in age from Cambrian to present.
  9. A mollusk that has a tubular siphon under its head, a group of legs with suckers around the head, highly developed eyes, and a sack of ink that may be ejected for concealment or defense. Octopus, squids and cuttlefish belong to this group.
  10. a group of marine molluscs which have a soft body, grasping tentacles and a well developed nervous system. Fossil examples include ammonoids and belemnoids. Living examples include octopus, nautilus and squid.
  11. The class of marine invertebrates that includes squid, octopus, cuttlefish and others.
  12. Any of a class of marine mollusks having a distinct head with highly developed eyes and varying numbers of arms (with suckers), attached to the head about the mouth; e.g., octopus, squid, etc.
  13. a class of animals in the phylum Mollusca. These animals are invertebrates with two basic body parts, a head and a mantle. A cephalopod has a well-developed brain, and a circulatory system with three hearts, veins, and arteries. Usually cephalopods have ink sacs and no external shell. ...
  14. The most developed class of mollusk. Culinarily, it includes the octopus, cuttlefish, and squid. Cephalopods have advanced beyond the need for an external shell, and all share share two major characteristics—tentacles attached to the head (hence the name “head-foot” in Latin), and ink sacs. ...
  15. Marine mollusks including squids, cuttlefish, and octopuses that travel by expelling jets of water [LCOTE]
  16. A mollusc with one long shell.