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cephalopod

noun
/ˈsɛfələpɑd/US/ˈsɛfələpɒd/UK

Etymology

From French céphalopode, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + ποδός (podós), genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”). By surface analysis, cephalo- + -pod.

  1. derived from κεφαλή
  2. borrowed from céphalopode

Definitions

  1. Any mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus,…

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at cephalopod. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at cephalopod. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at cephalopod

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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