coleoid

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English

A coleoid, Sepioteuthis sepioidea

Etymology

From scientific Latin Coleoidea (subclass name).

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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).

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