decapod
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əˌpɒd 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. See table under Whyte classification.
adjective
4.
belonging or pertaining to the decapods.
5.
having ten feet or legs.
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| —n | |
| 1. | any crustacean of the mostly marine order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking limbs: includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, and crayfish |
| 2. | any cephalopod mollusc of the order Decapoda, having a ring of eight short tentacles and two longer ones: includes the squids and cuttlefish |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of, relating to, or belonging to either of these orders |
| 4. | (of any other animal) having ten limbs |
| decapodal | |
| —adj | |
| de'capodan | |
| —adj | |
| de'capodous | |
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Word Origin & History
decapod
1835 as a type of crustacean having 10 legs, from Fr. décapode (1806), from Mod.L. Decapoda (animalia), from Gk. dekapoda, neut. pl. of dekapous "ten-footed." From 1888 as a type of locomotive.
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decapod (děk'ə-pŏd') Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
Technically it is a decapod crustacean, related to lobsters, shrimps and crabs.
King crabs, also called stone crabs, are a family of decapod crustaceans mainly found in cold seas.
Red king crabs are a member of a superfamily of decapod crustaceans also know as stone crabs.
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