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Definition of Decapod

1. Noun. Crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax.

2. Noun. Cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones.

Definition of Decapod

1. n. A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used adjectively.

Definition of Decapod

1. Noun. A decapod, the 0-10-0 and 2-10-0 steam locomotive configurations. ¹

2. Adjective. (zoology) Having ten legs. ¹

3. Noun. (zoology) Any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish. ¹

4. Noun. (zoology) Any crustacean, of the order Decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters. ¹

5. Noun. (rail transport) A nickname for either the 0-10-0 or 2-10-0 train configurations. Sometimes capitalized. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Decapod

1. a ten-legged crustacean [n -S]

Medical Definition of Decapod

1. A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used adjectively. Origin: Cf. F. Decapode. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Decapod

decaphyllous decapitalize decapitalized decapitalizes decapitalizing decapitate decapitated decapitates decapitating decapitation

decapitations decapitator decapitators decaplet decaplets decapod decapod crustacean decapoda decapodal decapodan

decapodans decapodous decapods decapped decapping decaprenyl decaprenyl pyrophosphate synthetase decapsulate decapsulated decapsulates

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