two orders, the Dibranchiata, having two gills and eight or ten sucker-bearing arms, and the Tetrabranchiata,
with four gills and numerous arms without suckers. The latter are all extinct except the Nautilus. See
Octopus, Squid, Nautilus.
Cephalopodic
(Ceph`a*lo*pod"ic Ceph`a*lop"o*dous) a. (Zoöl.) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
Cephaloptera
(||Ceph`a*lop"te*ra) n. [NL., fr. Gr. kefalh` head + wing.] (Zoöl.) One of the generic
names of the gigantic ray (Manta birostris), known as devilfish and sea devil. It is common on the
coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming
twenty feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton.
Cephalosome
(Ceph"a*lo*some) n. [Cephalo- + -some body.] (Zoöl.) The anterior region or head of
insects and other arthropods. Packard.
Cephalostyle
(Ceph"a*lo*style) n. [Cephalo- + Gr. a pillar.] (Anat.) The anterior end of the notochord
and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.
Cephalothorax
(Ceph`a*lo*tho"rax) n. [Cephalo- + thorax.] (Zoöl.) The anterior portion of any one of
the Arachnida and higher Crustacea, consisting of the united head and thorax.
Cephalotome
(Ceph"a*lo*tome) n. [Cephalo- + Gr. to cut.] (Med.) An instrument for cutting into the
fetal head, to facilitate delivery.
Cephalotomy
(Ceph`a*lot"o*my) n.
1. Dissection or opening of the head.
2. (Med.) Craniotomy; — usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw.
Cephalotribe
(Ceph"a*lo*tribe) n. [Cephalo- + Gr. to rub, grind.] An obstetrical instrument for performing
cephalotripsy.
Cephalotripsy
(Ceph"a*lo*trip`sy) n. [See Cephalotribe.] (Med.) The act or operation of crushing the
head of a fetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
Cephalotrocha
(||Ceph`a*lot"ro*cha) n. [NL., fr. Gr. kefalh` head + wheel.] (Zoöl.) A kind of annelid
larva with a circle of cilia around the head.
Cephalous
(Ceph"a*lous) a. [Gr. kefalh` head.] (Zoöl.) Having a head; — applied chiefly to the Cephalata,
a division of mollusks.
Cepheus
(Ce"pheus) n. (Astron.) A northern constellation near the pole. Its head, which is in the
Milky Way, is marked by a triangle formed by three stars of the fourth magnitude. See Cassiopeia.
Ceraceous
(Ce*ra"ceous) a. [L. cera wax.] Having the texture and color of new wax; like wax; waxy.
Cerago
(Ce*ra"go) n. [L. cera wax.] Beebread.
Ceramic
(Ce*ram"ic) a. [Gr. fr. earthenware. Cf. Keramic.] Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the
art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
Ceramics
(Ce*ram"ics) n. [See Ceramic.]
1. The art of making things of baked clay; as pottery, tiles, etc.
2. pl. Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked; as, vases, urns, etc. Knight.
