Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cephalopod

/ˈsɛfələpɑd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: ceph-a-lo-pod
IPA: /ˈsɛfələpɑd/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.

Example Sentences

"In terms of diversity, cephalopods include the egg case making argonauts, shelled nautiluses, venomous blue-ringed octopuses and enigmatic giants like the giant and colossal squid. […] Generally, cephalopod ink includes melanin, enzymes related to melanin production, catecholamines, peptidoglycans, free amino acids and metals (Derby 2014) ."

Etymology

From French céphalopode, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + ποδός (podós), genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”). By surface analysis, cephalo- + -pod.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: céphalopode, κεφαλή

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɛfələpɑd/
British English: /ˈsɛfələˌpɒd/

Inflected Forms

cephalopods (plural)

Derived Forms

cephalopodic

Frequently Paired Words

cephalopodal gastropod

Synonyms

cephalopodan cephalopod mollusk

Questions

How do you pronounce cephalopod?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛfələpɑd/.
What does cephalopod mean?: Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.
Where does cephalopod come from?: It is traced to French.

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