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Definition of: decapod
(dek′ə·pod) adjective
1. Ten–footed or ten–armed.
2. Zool. Of or pertaining to the Decapoda, an order of crustaceans with five pairs of legs, including the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, etc.
—noun A ten–legged crustacean; also, a ten–armed cephalopod, as a cuttlefish or squid. [<Gk. dekapous, -podos <deka ten + pous foot]
—de·cap·o·dal (di·kap′ə·dəl), de·cap′o·dous adjective
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