cephalopod
nounHow many syllables in cephalopod?
There are 4 syllables in the word cephalopod.How to pronounce cephalopod:
Definition of cephalopod:
- cephalopod (noun):
- marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles.
- 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
Synonyms for cephalopod:
cephalopod mollusk
cephalopoda
chambered nautilus
class cephalopoda
decapod
dibranch
dibranchiate mollusk
mollusc
mollusk
nautilus
octopod
pearly nautilus
shellfish
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