Definition of Dibranchiata

1. Noun. Comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish).


Definition of Dibranchiata

1. n. pl. 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.

Medical Definition of Dibranchiata

1. 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. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. = twice + gills. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dibranchiata

dibenzthione
dibenzyl
dibenzyls
dibismuth
diblock
diborane
diboration
diboride
diborides
diboron
diboron hexahydride
diboson
dibosons
dibrach
dibranch
dibranchiata
dibranchiate
dibranchiate mollusk
dibranchiates
dibridged
dibromide
dibromides
dibromine
dibromo
dibromoethane
dibromopropamidine isethionate
dibromothymoquinone
dibromsalan
dibs
dibstone

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