Octopodiformes

Translingual Etymology From mul la octōpodis, la octōpūs gen s (from mul grc ὀκτώπους) mul iformes. Like most taxonomic names above the rank of genus, this was formed by adding the appropriate ending for the rank to a stem derived by removing the ending from the genitive of the generic name treated as a Latin noun (Though, in this case, the generic name came directly from the Latin name for the animal, so it was already Latin). Proper noun superorder class Cephalopoda vampire squid and octopods Synonyms Octobrachia superorder Hypernyms superorder ; Coleoidea subclass - subclass Hyponyms superorder Octopoda, Vampyromorphida order - orders References 21541 1 325343 1 1