Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A suborder or superfamily of dibranchiate Cephalopoda, containing those cephalopods which have eight feet, arms, or rays; the Octocerata.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural Same as
octocerata . - noun plural Same as
arachnida .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun octopuses and paper nautilus
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Octopus Octopuses Octopi Octopod Octopoda – Say it three times, fast.
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The taxonomist notices the fact and distinguishes the two groups of Octopoda and Decapoda.
Hormones and Heredity J. T. Cunningham 1897
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The term octopod (plural octopods or octopodes) is taken from the taxonomic order Octopoda but has no classical equivalent.
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