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cephalopod

English

Etymology

From French céphalopode, from Ancient Greek ?????? (kephal?, head) + ????? (podós), genitive singular of ???? (poús, foot, leg).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?s?falap?d/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?falap?d/
  • Hyphenation: ceph?a?lo?pod

Noun

cephalopod (plural cephalopods)

  1. Any mollusc, of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.

Related terms

  • cephalopodal

Translations

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siphuncle

English

Etymology

From Latin s?phunculus (little tube).

Noun

siphuncle (plural siphuncles)

  1. (zoology) A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows.
  2. A nectary.

Derived terms

  • endosiphuncle

Anagrams

  • sulphenic, uncleship

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