Octopoda n 1: octopuses and paper nautilus [syn: {Octopoda}, {order Octopoda}]
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]
Octopoda \Oc*top"o*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.) (a) Same as {Octocerata}. (b) Same as {Arachnida}. [1913 Webster]