Decapod Definition

dĕkə-pŏd
noun
Any of an order (Decapoda) of crustaceans having ten legs, as a lobster, shrimp, or crab.
Webster's New World
A squid.
Webster's New World

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

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • decapod crustacean
adjective

(zoology) Having ten legs.

Wiktionary
Ten-legged.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Decapod

Noun

Singular:
decapod
Plural:
decapods

Origin of Decapod

  • From New Latin Decapoda crustacean order name deca– -poda -pod Sense 2, from New Latin Decapoda former cephalopod order name deca– -poda -pod

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French décapode, see deca- + -pod

    From Wiktionary

Decapod Sentence Examples

  • This originated in America, where it is known as the " Decapod."

  • I doubt that decapod crustaceans do not have thermal receptors.

  • Advocates is calling on DEFRA and SEERAD to reconsider and extend the definition of " animal " to include cephalopods and decapod crustaceans.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

DODPOD

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