Ommastrephes

noun
Om·​mas·​tre·​phes | \ əˈmastrəˌfēz\

Definition of Ommastrephes

: a widely distributed genus (type of the family Ommastrephidae) of extremely active cephalopods (order Decapoda) having a cylindrical body, large rhombic terminal fins, and short strong arms

History and Etymology for Ommastrephes

New Latin, from Greek omma eye + strephein to turn

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