dec·a·pod  (děk'ə-pŏd') 
n. 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. 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. |
