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Baculite :: Baculite (n.) A cephalopod of the extinct genus Baculites, found fossil in the Cretaceous rocks. It is like an uncoiled ammonite..

Spermatophore :: Spermatophore (n.) A capsule or pocket inclosing a number of spermatozoa. They are present in many annelids, brachiopods, mollusks, and crustaceans. In cephalopods the structure of the capsule is very complex..

Orthoceras :: Orthoceras (n.) An extinct genus of Paleozoic Cephalopoda, having a long, straight, conical shell. The interior is divided into numerous chambers by transverse septa..

Hamite :: Hamite (n.) A fossil cephalopod of the genus Hamites, related to the ammonites, but having the last whorl bent into a hooklike form..

Cephalo :: Cephalo () A combining form denoting the head, of the head, connected with the head; as, cephalosome, cephalopod..

Architeuthis :: Architeuthis (n.) A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand..

Infundibulum :: Infundibulum (n.) The siphon of Cephalopoda. See Cephalopoda.

Cephalopoda :: Cephalopoda (n. pl.) The highest class of Mollusca.

Siphon :: Siphon (n.) The siphuncle of a cephalopod shell.

Cephalopod :: Cephalopod (n.) Alt. of Cephalopod.

Dibranchiata :: Dibranchiata (n. pl.) An order of cephalopods which includes those with two gills, an apparatus for emitting an inky fluid, and either eight or ten cephalic arms bearing suckers or hooks, as the octopi and squids. See Cephalopoda..

Sea Devil :: Sea devil () Any large cephalopod, as a large Octopus, or a giant squid (Architeuthis). See Devilfish..

Gladius :: Gladius (n.) The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids..

Siphonifer :: Siphonifer (n.) Any cephalopod having a siphonate shell.

Cuttlefish :: Cuttlefish (n.) A cephalopod of the genus Sepia, having an internal shell, large eyes, and ten arms furnished with denticulated suckers, by means of which it secures its prey. The name is sometimes applied to dibranchiate cephalopods generally..

Scaphite :: Scaphite (n.) Any fossil cephalopod shell of the genus Scaphites, belonging to the Ammonite family and having a chambered boat-shaped shell. Scaphites are found in the Cretaceous formation..

Protoconch :: Protoconch (n.) The embryonic shell, or first chamber, of ammonites and other cephalopods..

Octocerata :: Octocerata (n.pl.) A suborder of Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; -- called also Octopoda..

Octopus :: Octopus (n.) A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See Devilfish,.

Loligo :: Loligo (n.) A genus of cephalopods, including numerous species of squids, common on the coasts of America and Europe. They are much used for fish bait..

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