decapod meaning

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decapod (noun): crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax.

decapod has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

decapod as a noun

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

    Synonyms: decapod crustacean

    Type of: crustacean

    Kinds: crab, lobster, crayfish, hermit crab, shrimp, prawn, tropical prawn

  2. cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones

    Type of: cephalopod

    Kinds: squid, cuttlefish, spirula

Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in OD · 7-letter words

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