Cephalopod (Fr. céphalopode, from Gr., head and foot). (Zoöl.) An animal of the sub-kingdom Mollusca, characterized by a distinct head, surrounded by a circle of long arms or tentacles, which they use for crawling and for seizing objects. See Mollusk.
*Cetacea. An order of Mammalia, including the whales, dolphins, etc., having the form of the body fish-like, the skin naked, and only the fore-limbs developed.
Chaos. 1. An empty, infinite space; a yawning chasm.
2. The rude, confused state, or unorganized condition, of matter before the creation of the universe.
Consciousness. 1. The knowledge of sensations and mental operations, or of what passes in one's own mind; the act of the mind which makes known an internal object.
2. Immediate knowledge of any object whatever.
*Crustaceans. A class of articulated animals having the skin of the body generally more or less hardened by the deposition of calcareous matter, breathing by means of gills. (Examples, crab, lobster, shrimp, etc.)
Dynamically. In accordance with the principles of dynamics or moving forces.
*Embryo. The young animal undergoing development within the egg or womb.