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Dibranchiata
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What's The Definition Of Dibranchiata?
[n] comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dibranchiata: Dibranchia | subclass Dibranchia | subclass Dibranchiata Related Terms | Find terms related to Dibranchiata: See Also | Belemnoidea | Cephalopoda | class | class Cephalopoda | Decapoda | Octopoda | order Belemnoidea | order Decapoda | order Octopoda Dibranchiata In Webster's Dictionary \Di*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- =
di`s- twice + ? gills.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of cephalopods which includes those with two gills,
an apparatus for emitting an inky fluid, and either eight or
ten cephalic arms bearing suckers or hooks, as the octopi and
squids. See {Cephalopoda}.
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