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Squid belong to the class Cephalopoda, which comes for the Greek words for "head" and "foot".

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Phylum is a grouping together of all organisms that have the same body plan. This is a subdivision of a taxonomic kingdom.

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Q: What is the latin meaning of the class for a squid?
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What is the scientific name of squids?

The squid belongs to the class of Cephalopods, Chephal meaning head and pod meaning foot.


Which class does squid belong to?

Squid are in the Class Cephelapoda, Phylum Mollusca, Kingdom Animalia.


Spell squid in Greek?

The word squid is spelled in Greek as kalamari. IN Latin the word squid is spelled as squid and in Italian it is spelled as calamaro.


What is the class of the squid?

Cephalopoda


What class is comprised of nautiluses octopuses and squid?

it is class cephalopoda:)


What is class of the Giant squid?

Cephalopoda


What phylum and class does the squid belong to?

Phlyum: Molluska (mollusks) Class: Cepholopoda (cepholopods)


Why is the name Cephalopoda given to the squid?

Octopuses and squid are related and are grouped into a group called the cephalopods. This cephalopod group is a class in the Phylum Mollusca called Class Cephalopoda. The name Cephalopoda has the etymology meaning 'head foot'. Classes and phyla fall into the subject of Linnaean classification, also called taxonomy.


What class of animals do squid belong to?

All Squids belong to...Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: MolluscaClass: CephalopodaThe Order, Family, Genus, and Species may vary between squid species.


What is the name for squid in Latin?

Names for squid in modern scientific Latin tend to involve the word teuthis, which is originally Greek. This word isn't attested in ancient Latin. There was a mythical many-armed creature called the arbor ("tree") because its arms were fancied to resemble the branches of a tree, which may or may not be a reference to a sort of squid.


What is the Latin meaning of phylum?

Phylum is a Latin word ---- In biology, a phylum is a taxonomic rank below Kingdom and above Class. "Phylum" is equivalent to the botanical term division


How is Latin class spelled in Latin?

Our meaning of class (as in class at an educational institution) did not exist in Latin. Medieval Latin, however, introduced "Classis" (originally "fleet" in Classical Latin), as the word for class. If you mean social rank, though, "ordo" would be the best rendering.