cephalopod
cep·ha·lo·pod
adjective
1.
relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda
noun
1.
marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
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From French céphalopode, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + ποδός (podós), genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”). By surface analysis, cephalo- + -pod.
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