EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The name cephalopod, in Greek, means “head foot.” This name was applied because the foot of the organism is around the head. But cephalopods lack a traditional foot, instead having between eight and ten tentacles attached to their heads.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cephalopoda means “head foot” and this group has the most complex brain of any invertebrate. Cephalopods are characterized by a completely merged head and foot, with a ring of arms and/or tentacles surrounding the head. The arms, tentacles, and funnel are all derivatives of the foot.

Detailed explanation-3: –Cephalopods in Greek means “head foot” as the foot of the animals is around the head. They generally lack traditional feet instead they have 8 and 10 tentacles attached to their head. The tentacles are covered with many suction cups or hooks which are used for capturing prey.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cephalopod literally means “head foot” in Greek, a reference to the way the cephalopod’s head connects to its many arms. The basic cephalopod body plan includes two eyes, a mantle, a funnel (also called a siphon), and at least eight arms.

Detailed explanation-5: -noun. ceph·a·lo·pod ˈsef-ə-lə-ˌpäd. : any of a class of mollusks that include the squids, cuttlefishes, and octopuses and have a group of muscular sucker-bearing arms, highly developed eyes, and usually a bag of inky fluid which can be released for defense.