This is about a thousand kinds of awesome.
It's a jazz tune called "Cephalopod" which includes these memorable lines:

Cephalopod.
Would you like to study cephalopods?
Teuthology is a branch of science split from malacology.
Their lack of myelin makes their nerves grow big;
Neurophysiologists will dance a jig.
Fascinating fauna which taste good in stew.

Of course, I must point out pedantically that teuthology technically only refers to the study of squid, which is why the term cephalopodiatrist needed to be invented.

Still, I heart this song so much! Many thanks to my friend Alexei, who tossed it into my inbox.

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