cephalopod
[ SEHF-uh-luh-pod ]
A class of
MOLLUSK that includes the
OCTOPUS,
SQUID and
CUTTLEFISH. It's the most biologically advanced of the
MOLLUSKs. All cephalopods share two common characteristics-tentacles attached to the head, and ink sacs, which they use to evade their predators. Though cephalopods have never been broadly accepted in the United States, they're quite popular with many southern Europeans, Japanese and Chinese.
© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER'S
COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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