coleoid

English

A coleoid, Sepioteuthis sepioidea

Etymology

From scientific Latin Coleoidea (subclass name).

Wikispecies

Noun

coleoid (plural coleoids)

1. A cephalopod of the subclass Coleoidea, including octopuses, squid and cuttlefish.
   • 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 12:

     A scabbard covers a sword, and the bodies of coleoids cover their shells (or lack thereof).

Translations

member of Coleoidea

• Finnish: mustekala (fi)
• Swedish: tvågälad bläckfisk c

Anagrams

• coeloid, oceloid