CEPHALOPOD

cephalopod, cephalopodan

(adjective) relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda

cephalopod, cephalopod mollusk

(noun) marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cephalopod (plural cephalopods)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Ceph"a*lo*pod, Ceph"a*lo*pode, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Cephalopoda.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

11 May 2024

FATIGUE

(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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