Octocerata \Oc`to*cer"a*ta\, n.pl. [NL., fr. Gr.? eight + ?, a horn.] (Zo["o]l.) A suborder of Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; -- called also {Octopoda}. Octopoda \Oc*top"o*da\, n.pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Same as {Octocerata}. (b) Same as {Arachnida}.
Octopoda n : octopuses and paper nautilus [syn: {order Octopoda}]