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<zoology> The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles.
Synonyms: Decapoda.
Alternative forms: Decacera.
See: Dibranchiata.
Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Deka ten + keras a horn.
(01 Mar 1998)
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