decapod

decapod Definition

deca·pod (dek′ə päd′)

adjective

ten-legged

Etymology: < ModL Decapoda, name of the order: see deca- & -pod

noun

any of an order (Decapoda) of crustaceans having ten legs, as a lobster, shrimp, or crab
a squid

decapod Related Forms

de·cap′o·dal (di kap′ə dəl) adjective or de·cap′o·dous-dəs de·cap′o·dan (-dən) adjective, noun

decapod Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

crustacean: I doubt that decapod crustaceans do not have thermal receptors.
larva: Ecology of decapod crustacean larvae in the Irish Sea and the German Bight during the spring.

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