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decapod

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dec⋅a⋅pod

  [dek-uh-pod]
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–noun
1. any crustacean of the order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking legs, including the crabs, lobsters, crayfish, prawns, and shrimps.
2. any dibranchiate cephalopod having ten arms, as the cuttlefish or squid.
3. (initial capital letter) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, ten driving wheels, and no rear truck.
–adjective
4. belonging or pertaining to the decapods.
5. having ten feet or legs.
Origin:
1825–35; < NL Decapoda name of the order. See deca-, -pod

Related forms:
de⋅cap⋅o⋅dan  [duh-kap-uh-dn] , adjective, noun
de⋅cap⋅o⋅dous, adjective
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dec·a·pod   (děk'ə-pŏd')   
n.  

  1. A crustacean of the order Decapoda, such as a crab, lobster, or shrimp, characteristically having ten legs, each joined to a segment of the thorax.

  2. A cephalopod mollusk, such as a squid or cuttlefish, having ten armlike tentacles.

adj.  Of or relating to the Decapoda or a decapod.

[From New Latin Decapoda, order name : deca- + -poda, -pod.]
de·cap'o·dal (dĭ-kāp'ə-dəl), de·cap'o·dan (-dən), de·cap'o·dous (-dəs) adj.
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