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}]