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[syn: Octopoda, order Octopoda]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Octocerata \Oc`to*cer"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'oktw` eight +
?, a horn.] (Zool.)
A suborder of Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta,
and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; --
called also Octopoda.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Octopoda \Oc*top"o*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
(a) Same as Octocerata.
(b) Same as Arachnida.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Octopoda
n 1: octopuses and paper nautilus [syn: Octopoda, order
Octopoda]