cephalopod

ceph·a·lo·pod

noun \ˈse-fə-lə-ˌpäd\

Definition of CEPHALOPOD

: any of a class (Cephalopoda) of marine mollusks including the squids, cuttlefishes, and octopuses that move by expelling water from a tubular siphon under the head and that have a group of muscular usually sucker-bearing arms around the front of the head, highly developed eyes, and usually a sac containing ink which is ejected for defense or concealment

— cephalopod adjective

Origin of CEPHALOPOD

ultimately from cephal- + Greek pod-, pous foot — more at foot

First Known Use: 1826

Other Invertebrates (Except Insects) Terms

anemone, quahog

Rhymes with CEPHALOPOD

Ahmadabad, Allahabad, brachiopod, branchiopod, connecting rod, dégringolade, divining rod, Faisalabad, fanfaronade, Holy Synod, Islamabad, leveling rod, ornithopod, prosauropod, rodomontade, Scheherazade, Upanishad