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cephalopod /ˈsɛfələpɒd/ is any
member of the
molluscan class Cephalopoda /sɛfəˈlɒpədə/ (Gr****
plural κεφαλόποδες, kephalópodes; "head-feet") such as...
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Cephalopod ink is a dark-coloured or
luminous ink
released into
water by most
species of
cephalopod,
usually as an
escape mechanism. All
cephalopods, with...
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Cephalopods,
which include squids and octopuses, vary
enormously in size. The
smallest are only
about 1
centimetre (0.39 in) long and
weigh less than...
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cephalopods have a long
geological history, with the
first nautiloids found in late
Cambrian strata. The
class developed during the
middle Cambrian...
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Cephalopod fins,
sometimes known as wings, are
paired flap-like
locomotory appendages. They are
found in ten-limbed
cephalopods (including squid, bobtail...
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Cephalopod intelligence is a
measure of the
cognitive ability of the
cephalopod class of molluscs.
Intelligence is
generally defined as the
process of...
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gladius (pl.: gladii), or pen, is a hard
internal bodypart found in many
cephalopods of the
superorder Decapodiformes (particularly squids) and in a single...
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Coleoidea or
Dibranchiata is one of the two
subclasses of
cephalopods containing all the
various taxa po****rly
thought of as "soft-bodied" or "s****-less"...
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extant cephalopods have a two-part beak, or rostrum,
situated in the
buccal m**** and
surrounded by the
muscular head appendages. The
dorsal (upper)...
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between two
adjacent septa in the
phragmocone of a
nautiloid or
ammonoid cephalopod molluscus.
These can be seen in cross-sections of a
nautilus s**** and...
