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Meaning of DECACERATA

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\De*cac`e*ra"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten +
ke`ras a horn.] (Zo["o]l.)
The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids,
cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; --
called also {Decapoda}. [Written also {Decacera}.] See
{Dibranchiata}.
 
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