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decapod
noun deca·pod \ˈde-kə-ˌpäd\
Definition of DECAPOD
1
: any of an order (Decapoda) of crustaceans (as shrimps, lobsters, and crabs) with five pairs of thoracic appendages one or more of which are modified into pincers, with stalked eyes, and with the head and thorax fused into a cephalothorax and covered by a carapace
2
: any of the cephalopod mollusks (orders Sepioidea and Teuthoidea) with 10 arms including cuttlefishes, squids, and related forms
— decapod adjective
— de·cap·o·dan \di-ˈka-pə-dən\ adjective or noun
— de·cap·o·dous \-ə-dəs\ adjective
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Origin of DECAPOD
New Latin Decapoda, from deca- + -poda -pod
First Known Use: 1826
Rhymes with DECAPOD
accolade, amphipod, arthropod, bigarade, carbonnade, cattle prod, chiffonade, defilade, demigod, diplopod, dowsing rod, enfilade, escalade, esplanade, firing squad, flying squad, fusillade, gallopade, gastropod, goldenrod, hexapod, isopod, lightning rod, lycopod, monkeypod, monopod, Novgorod, Novi Sad, octopod, piston rod, promenade, pseudopod, rémoulade, rhizopod, spinning rod, tapenade, tetrapod, theropod, traverse rod
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