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Decacerata
Decacerata 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.
Octocerata
Octocerata Oc`to*cer"a*ta, n.pl. [NL., fr. Gr.? eight + ?, a horn.] (Zo["o]l.) A suborder of Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; -- called also Octopoda.
Urocerata
Urocerata U`ro*cer"a*ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? tail + ?, ?, horn.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of boring Hymenoptera, including Tremex and allied genera. See Illust. of Horntail.

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- The tortrix moth genus Cerata is considered a junior synonym of Cydia. Cerata, singular ceras, are anatomical structures found externally in nudibranch...
- Thylacosceles cerata is a moth of the family Stathmopodidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in Sri Lanka. "Species Details: Thylacosceles...
- tapering body and six appendages that branch out into ra****, finger-like cerata. Cerata, also known as papillae, extend laterally from three different pairs...
- Chaetaglaea cerata, the waxed sallow, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae described by John G. Franclemont in 1943. It is found in North America...
- origins. They lack a mantle cavity. Some species have venomous appendages (cerata) on their sides, which deter predators. Many also have a simple gut and...
- Bactra cerata is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1909. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. "Species Details: Bactra...
- Epicorsia cerata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on the Lesser Antilles and Cuba. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Grevillea robusta...
- Cochlodina cerata is a species of air-breathing land snail in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of...
- Leucozonia cerata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies...
- species are found. Lateral outgrowths on the body of nudibranchs are called cerata. These contain an outpocketing of digestive glands called the diverticula...