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What is the logic of the word cephalopod?

Updated: 10/24/2022
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Julie1368

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cephalopod < Greek κεφαλόποδο < κεφάλ-ι + πόδ-ι

κεφάλ-ι [kefali] = head (see caphalalgia)

πόδ-ι [podi] = leg (see podium)

So cephalopod = "head-legged", "with legs directly connected to head"

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