cephalopod

Etymology

From French céphalopode, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + ποδός (podós), genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”).

noun

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

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