Definition
A class of marine mollusks with arms and suckers surrounding their mouth, including octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish.
Etymology
From Greek 'kephale' (head) + '-poda' (feet, from 'pous'). The name literally means 'head-feet' because these creatures' arms emerge directly from their head, making them appear to walk on their heads.
Kelly Says
Cephalopods are so weird that their literal name—'head-feet'—actually describes their most alien feature: their arms ARE attached to their head, not their body, giving them a body plan completely different from almost every other animal.
Translations
ARالعربية
رأسيات الأرجل
ra'ssiaat al-'arjil
CACatalà
cefalopode
sefalo-po-deh
DADansk
hjejefisk
hjej-e-fisk
DEDeutsch
Cephalopode
tse-fa-lo-po-deh
ELΕλληνικά
κεφαλόποδα
ke-fa-lo-po-da
ESEspañol
cefalopodo
seh-fa-loh-poh-doh
FISuomi
pääjalkaiset
paa-jal-kai-set
FRFrançais
céphalopode
se-fa-lo-pohd
GUGU
શીર્ષપાદ
sheershapada
HIहिन्दी
शीर्षपाद
sheershapad
HUMagyar
fejlábúak
fej-la-boo-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
cephalopoda
sefalopoda
ITItaliano
cefalopode
tse-fa-lo-poh-deh
MSBahasa Melayu
kepala kaki
ke-pa-la ka-ki
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့ပိုင်း
shwe-poing
NLNederlands
kopvoeten
kop-vo-ten
NONorsk
bløtterskalldyr
bløt-ters-skal-dyr
PAPA
ਸ਼ਿਰਸ਼ਪਾਦ
sheer-sha-paad
PLPolski
głowniczki
gwo-vnit-shi
PTPortuguês
cefalopodo
seh-fa-loh-poh-doh
RORomână
cephalopode
sefalopod
RUРусский
cephalopoda
сефалоподы
SVSvenska
tentakelfisk
ten-ta-kelfisk
SWKiswahili
wanyama wenye kichwa
wa-nya-ma wen-ye ki-cha-wa
TEతెలుగు
చెవుళ్ళ
chevu-ll
THไทย
สัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลัง
sat mi kratuk san-lang
TLTL
ulo ng mga paa
ulo ng mga paa
TRTürkçe
sefalopd
se-fa-lop-d
UKУкраїнська
головоногі
holo-vo-no-hi
URاردو
سرپایان
sar-payaan
VITiếng Việt
động vật chân đầu
dong vat chan dau
ZUZU
isilwane esifana
ee-si-lwa-ne ee-si-fa-na