cephalopod

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE Online朗文 5++ceph·a·lo·pod /ˈsefələpɒd $ -pɑːd/ noun [countable] a sea creature that has tentacles, such as an octopus or squid

ceph·a·lo·pod nounSyllable

ceph·alo·pod

BrE

/ˈsefələpɒd/

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NAmE

/ˈsefələpɑːd/

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noun

(

biology 生物

)

a type of

mollusc

and

squid

with a combined head and body and large eyes. Cephalopods have arms and/or tentacles(= long thin parts like arms), which may have suckers

(= round parts that suck)

on them. Octopus and

squid

are cephalopods. 头足类，头足纲动物（如章鱼和乌贼）