[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

octocerata \oc`tocer"ata\, 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
see also:
octopus argonauta octopoda 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

octopoda \octop"oda\, n. pl. nl. zool.
   a same as octocerata.
   b same as arachnida.
       1913 webster
see also:
octocerata arachnida 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

octopoda
     n : octopuses and paper nautilus syn: order octopoda
see also:
order octopoda 

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