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Definition of Dibranchiata
1. Noun. Comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish).
Exact synonyms: Dibranchia, Subclass Dibranchia, Subclass Dibranchiata
Group relationships: Cephalopoda, Class Cephalopoda
Member holonyms: Octopoda, Order Octopoda, Decapoda, Order Decapoda, Belemnoidea, Order Belemnoidea
Generic synonyms: Class
Group relationships: Cephalopoda, Class Cephalopoda
Member holonyms: Octopoda, Order Octopoda, Decapoda, Order Decapoda, Belemnoidea, Order Belemnoidea
Generic synonyms: Class
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
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