decapod Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
decapod crustacean.
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noun cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones
WordNet
Dec"a*pod noun
Etymology
Cf. F.Definitions
(Zoöl.) A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used adjectively.
