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Decapoda
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What's The Definition Of Decapoda?
[n] squids and cuttlefishes
[n] lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns Synonyms | Synonyms for Decapoda: order Decapoda Related Terms | Find terms related to Decapoda: See Also | animal order | Astacidae | Astacura | decapod | decapod crustacean | Dibranchia | Dibranchiata | family Astacidae | family Nephropsidae | family Paguridae | family Palinuridae | family Sepiidae | family Spirulidae | genus Architeuthis | genus Loligo | genus Ommastrephes | Malacostraca | Natantia | Nephropsidae | Paguridae | Palinuridae | Reptantia | Sepiidae | Spirulidae | subclass Dibranchia | subclass Dibranchiata | subclass Malacostraca | suborder Natantia | suborder Reptantia Decapoda In Webster's Dictionary \De*cap"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ten + ?, ?,
foot.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The order of Crustacea which includes the
shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc.
Note: They have a carapace, covering and uniting the somites
of the head and thorax and inclosing a gill chamber on
each side, and usually have five (rarely six) pairs of
legs. They are divided into two principal groups:
Brachyura and Macrura. Some writers recognize a third
(Anomura) intermediate between the others.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods
including the cuttlefishes and squids. See {Decacera}.
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