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octopus
(Encyclopedia)octopus, cephalopod mollusk having no shell, eight muscular arms or tentacles, a pouch-shaped body, and two large, highly developed eyes. The prey (crabs, lobsters, and other shellfish) is seized by t...devilfish
(Encyclopedia)devilfish, name applied to the manta ray and to an American species of octopus. ...paper nautilus
(Encyclopedia)paper nautilus or argonaut, pelagic, surface-dwelling cephalopod mollusk of the genus Argonauta. Like the closely related octopus, the paper nautilus has a rounded body, eight tentacles, and no fins. ...cephalopod
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Internal anatomy of a squid, Loligo, representative mollusk of the class Cephalopoda cephalopod sĕfˈələpŏdˌ [key], member of the class Cephalopoda, the most highly organized group of mol...Norris, Frank
(Encyclopedia)Norris, Frank (Benjamin Franklin Norris), 1870–1902, American novelist, b. Chicago. After studying in Paris, at the Univ. of California (1890–94), and at Harvard, he spent several years as a war c...nautilus, in zoology
(Encyclopedia)nautilus or chambered nautilus, cephalopod mollusk belonging to the sole surviving genus (Nautilus) of a subclass that flourished 200 million years ago, known as the nautiloids. The spirally coiled sh...ink
(Encyclopedia)ink, pigmented fluid used for writing and drawing, or a viscous compound used for printing, both of various colors but most frequently black. The oldest known variety, India ink or China ink, is still...Caracas
(Encyclopedia)Caracas kərăˈkəs, kəräˈ–, Span. käräˈkäs ...Mollusca
(Encyclopedia)Mollusca məlŭsˈkə [key], taxonomic name for the one of the largest phyla of invertebrate animals (Arthropoda is the largest) comprising more than 50,000 living mollusk species and about 35,000 fos...sperm whale
(Encyclopedia)sperm whale, largest of the toothed whales, Physeter catodon, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is also called cachalot. Male sperm whales may grow to more than 70 ft (21 m) long and female...Browse by Subject
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