Ceph·a·lop·o·da
n pl : a class of mollusks including the squids, cuttlefishes, and octopuses that have a tubular siphon under the head, a group of muscular arms around the front of the head which are usu. furnished with suckers, highly developed eyes, and usu. a bag of inky fluid which can be ejected for defense or concealment ceph*a*lo*pod adj or n ceph*a*lop*o*dan adj or n
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