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decapod

[ dek-uh-pod ]

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noun

any crustacean of the order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking legs, including the crabs, lobsters, crayfish, prawns, and shrimps.
any dibranchiate cephalopod having ten arms, as the cuttlefish or squid.
(initial capital letter) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, ten driving wheels, and no rear truck.

decapod

/ ˈdɛkəˌpɒd; dɪˈkæpədəl /

any crustacean of the mostly marine order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking limbs: includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, and crayfish
any cephalopod mollusc of the order Decapoda, having a ring of eight short tentacles and two longer ones: includes the squids and cuttlefish

decapod

/ dĕk′ə-pŏd′ /

Any of various crustaceans of the order Decapoda, characteristically having ten legs, each joined to a segment of the thorax. Crabs, hermit crabs, lobsters, and shrimp are decapods.
A cephalopod mollusk, such as a squid or cuttlefish, having ten armlike tentacles.

Origin of decapod¹

First recorded in 1825–35, decapod is from the New Latin word Decapoda name of the order. See deca-, -pod

You’ve obviously heard of shrimp, that small decapod crustacean that tastes uncannily like, you know, shrimp.

M. Latreille is of opinion, That the four wings or their representatives replace the four thoracic legs of the decapod Crustacea.

We have just mentioned the fact that the head and thorax of a decapod is usually covered by a large shield—the carapace.

Half a dozen varieties of these are known, one of which inhabits an echinoderm, another a decapod crustacean.

The Nauplius, so far as is known, does not occur in any other Decapod form except Penus.

In the only examples of the exuviation of macrourous Decapod Crustaceans, there exists a singular diversity in the process itself.

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