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Decapod

Decapod Meaning & Definition
Decapod Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Decapod?

[n] cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones
[n] crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax

Synonyms | Synonyms for Decapod: decapod crustacean

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See Also | cephalopod | cephalopod mollusk | crab | crawdad | crawdaddy | crawfish | crayfish | crustacean | cuttle | cuttlefish | Decapoda | hermit crab | lobster | order Decapoda | prawn | shrimp | spirula | Spirula peronii | squid | tropical prawn

Decapod In Webster's Dictionary

\Dec"a*pod\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]capode.] (Zo["o]l.) A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used adjectively.

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