cephalopod en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛfələˌpɒd/ (UK)
- /ˈsɛf ə ləˌpɒd/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɛfələpɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- sĕf′ə-lə-pŏd″
- /ˈsɛfələpɑd/ (General-American)
Etymology
From French céphalopode, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + ποδός (podós), genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”). By surface analysis, cephalo- + -pod.
Meanings
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Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.
In terms of diversity, cephalopods include the egg case making argonauts, shelled nautiluses, venomous blue-ringed octopuses and enigmatic giants like the giant and colossal squid. […] Generally, cephalopod ink includes melanin, enzymes related to melanin production, catecholamines, peptidoglycans, free amino acids and metals (Derby 2014) .
2017 August 9, Mark Carnall, “Why do cephalopods produce ink? And what's ink made of, anyway?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cephalopods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Hypernyms
mollusk · invertebrate · animal · mollusc · creature · organism
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Translations (58)
nb blekksprut (mollusc) · sl glavonožec (mollusc) · es cefalópodo (mollusc) · da blæksprutte (mollusc) · gl cefalópodo (mollusc) · fr céphalopode (mollusc) · sh главо̀ношац (mollusc) · hu fejlábú (mollusc) · ja 頭足類 (mollusc) · el κεφαλόποδο (mollusc) · be галавано́гі (mollusc) · ru головоно́гое (mollusc) · ga ceifileapód (mollusc) · bg главоно́г (mollusc) · bg главоно́го (mollusc) · he סִילוֹנִית (mollusc) · az başıayaqlı (mollusc) · hi शीर्षपाद (mollusc) · ar رَأْسِيّ الْقَدَم (mollusc) · uk головоно́гий (mollusc) · it cefalopode (mollusc) · ru головоно́гий (mollusc) · tr kafadanbacaklı (mollusc) · pl głowonóg (mollusc) · lv galvkājis (mollusc) · fi pääjalkainen (mollusc) · lt galvakojis (mollusc) · sk hlavonožec (mollusc) · eo kapopiedulo (mollusc) · sh glavònošac (mollusc) · nv łóóʼ bigaan dahólónígíí (mollusc) · cs hlavonožec (mollusc) · ug باش ئاياغلىق (mollusc) · eo cefalopodo (mollusc) · sh glavònožac (mollusc) · cmn 頭足綱 /头足纲 (mollusc) · sv bläckfisk (mollusc) · de Zephalopode (mollusc) · nl koppotige (mollusc) · ro cefalopod (mollusc) · ar رُأْسَقَدَمِيّ (mollusc) · uz bosh-oyoqli (mollusc) · sq cefalopodë (mollusc) · fa سرپایان (mollusc) · de Kopffüßer (mollusc) · he ראש־רגלאי (mollusc) · ko 두족류 (mollusc) · pt cefalópode (mollusc) · kk басаяқты (mollusc) · ky башпут (mollusc) · mk главоног (mollusc) · tg шикампо (mollusc) · nl inktvis (mollusc) · sh главо̀ножац (mollusc) · ka თავფეხიანი (mollusc) · la cephalopūs (mollusc) · et peajalgne (mollusc) · hy գլխոտանի (mollusc)