1825, from French cephalopode, from Modern Latin Cephalopoda (the class name), from Greek kephale "head" (see cephalo-) + pod-, stem of pous "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a [..]

type of animal (mollusk) with tentacles attached to its head, such as a squid or octopus.

A marine mollusc such as squid, cuttlefish or octopus that has tentacles growing from its head and often containing an ink sac within its body.

A class of mollusks that include octopus and squid. They all share two common characteristics, tentacles and an ink sac.

(n) marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles(adj) relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda

class of soft-bodied invertebrates that includes octopuses, squids, nautiluses and cuttlefishes. These animals have many arms and well-developed eyes.

A class in the phylum Mollusca comprised of Squid; CUTTLEFISH; Octopus; and Nautilus. These marine Animals are the most highly organized of all the Mollusks.

Any animal belonging to the Class Cephalopoda. This group is characterized by animals with tentacles and large eyes and includes squid and octopi.

A type of mollusk. The brief squid is the only cephalopod common to the Chesapeake Bay.

A mollusc with one long shell.