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]