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Meaning of cephalopod | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈsɛfələpɑd/

Definitions

Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.

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Examples

“In terms of diversity, cephalopods include the egg case making argonauts, shelled nautiluses, venomous blue-ringed octopuses and enigmatic giants like the giant and colossal squid. […] Generally, cephalopod ink includes melanin, enzymes related to melanin production, catecholamines, peptidoglycans, free amino acids and metals (Derby 2014) .”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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