cephalopod
/sefəloupɔd/
Definition
Noun:
- A marine mollusk of the class Cephalopoda, characterized by a well-developed head, large eyes, and a ring of sucker-bearing tentacles or arms around the mouth. Examples include octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish.
Adjective:
- Relating to or belonging to the class Cephalopoda.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The giant squid is a deep-sea cephalopod.
- Scientists studied the intelligent behavior of the cephalopod.
- Adjective:
- The cephalopod nervous system is highly complex.
- We examined cephalopod fossils in the museum.
Advanced Usage
- "Cephalopod intelligence": Refers to the advanced cognitive abilities observed in octopuses and squids.
- Research into cephalopod intelligence challenges our understanding of invertebrate cognition.
Variants and Related Words
- Cephalopoda (n): The scientific class name for cephalopods.
- Cephalopodan (adj): An alternative adjective form meaning 'of or relating to cephalopods'.
Synonyms
- Noun: None that are exact, but can be described as "tentacled mollusk."
Different Meanings
- The word is used almost exclusively in biological and zoological contexts to refer to this specific class of mollusks. There are no common idiomatic or figurative meanings.
Phrasal Verbs / Compound Terms
- Cephalopod ink: A defensive cloud of dark ink released by many cephalopods.
- The octopus escaped behind a cloud of cephalopod ink.
Adjective
-
relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda
Noun
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marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
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