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Learn to pronounce ceph·a·lo·pod

/ˈsefələˌpäd/
noun
an active predatory mollusk of the large class Cephalopoda, such as an octopus or squid.

Cephalopod

Animal
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head, and a set of arms or tentacles... Wikipedia
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A cephalopod /ˈsɛfələpɒd/ is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda /sɛfəˈlɒpədə such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus.
cephalopod from ocean.si.edu
Apr 30, 2018 · A highly intelligent group of ocean dwelling creatures, the living cephalopods include the eight-armed octopuses, the ten-armed squids and ...
cephalopod from ucmp.berkeley.edu
Cephalopods are the most intelligent, most mobile, and the largest of all molluscs. Squid, octopuses, cuttlefish, the chambered nautilus, and their ...
3 days ago · any of a class (Cephalopoda) of marine mollusks including the squids, cuttlefishes, and octopuses that move by expelling water from a ...
cephalopod from www.britannica.com
May 21, 2024 · Cephalopod, any member of the class Cephalopoda of the phylum Mollusca, a small group of highly advanced and organized, exclusively marine ...