noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈsɛfələpɑd/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɛfələpɒd/
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CMU ARPABET:S EH1 F AH0 L AH0 P AA2 D
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noun
Meaning 1
Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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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