|

subclass Dibranchiata

DEFINITIONS OF: subclass Dibranchiata

1

n comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish)

Synonyms:
Dibranchia, Dibranchiata, subclass Dibranchia
Type of:
class
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES