decapod

American  

[dek-uh-pod] / ˈdɛk əˌpɒd /

noun

1. any crustacean of the order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking legs, including the crabs, lobsters, crayfish, prawns, and shrimps.

2. any dibranchiate cephalopod having ten arms, as the cuttlefish or squid.

3. (initial capital letter) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, ten driving wheels, and no rear truck.

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adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the decapods.

2. having ten feet or legs.

decapod British  

/ ˈdɛkəˌpɒd, dɪˈkæpədəl /

noun

1. any crustacean of the mostly marine order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking limbs: includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, and crayfish

2. any cephalopod mollusc of the order Decapoda, having a ring of eight short tentacles and two longer ones: includes the squids and cuttlefish

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to either of these orders

2. (of any other animal) having ten limbs

decapod Scientific  

/ dĕk′ə-pŏd′ /

1. Any of various crustaceans of the order Decapoda, characteristically having ten legs, each joined to a segment of the thorax. Crabs, hermit crabs, lobsters, and shrimp are decapods.

2. A cephalopod mollusk, such as a squid or cuttlefish, having ten armlike tentacles.

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Other Word Forms

• decapodal
  adjective
• decapodan
  adjective
• decapodous
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of decapod

First recorded in 1825–35, decapod is from the New Latin word Decapoda name of the order. See deca-, -pod

Example Sentences

W. Keferstein follows Sir R. Owen in strongly opposing this identification, and in regarding such tentacle as the equivalent of a whole lobe or arm of a Decapod or Octopod Dibranch.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

"Therefore," says he, "I regard Nebalia as a Phyllopodiform Decapod."

From Facts and Arguments for Darwin by Muller, Fritz

Of the various genera of Decapod Crustacea none are more interesting, or more difficult of description, than those which constitute the family Galatheadæ.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

A tribe of Decapod Crustacea, of which the Hermit-crab is the type.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne

Decapod, dek′a-pod, n. one of the shellfish which have ten feet or claws, as the crab.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various