Definition of decapod

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dec·a·pod    (dk-pd) KEY 

NOUN:

1. A crustacean of the order Decapoda, such as a crab, lobster, or shrimp, characteristically having ten legs, each joined to a segment of the thorax.
2. A cephalopod mollusk, such as a squid or cuttlefish, having ten armlike tentacles.

ADJECTIVE:

Of or relating to the Decapoda or a decapod.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From New Latin Decapoda, order name : deca- + -poda, -pod

OTHER FORMS:
de·capo·dal  (d-kp-dl) KEY  or de·capo·dan  (-dn) KEY  or de·capo·dous  (-ds) KEY (Adjective)