Decapoda
(n. pl.) The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc. (n. pl.) A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including the cuttlefishes and squids. See Decacera. | ||||
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Decapoda Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Decapoda
Noun
1. lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns
(synonym) order Decapoda
(hypernym) animal order
(member-holonym) Malacostraca, subclass Malacostraca
(member-meronym) decapod crustacean, decapod
2. squids and cuttlefishes
(synonym) order Decapoda
(hypernym) animal order
(member-holonym) Dibranchiata, subclass Dibranchiata, Dibranchia, subclass Dibranchia
(member-meronym) decapod
Noun
1. lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns
(synonym) order Decapoda
(hypernym) animal order
(member-holonym) Malacostraca, subclass Malacostraca
(member-meronym) decapod crustacean, decapod
2. squids and cuttlefishes
(synonym) order Decapoda
(hypernym) animal order
(member-holonym) Dibranchiata, subclass Dibranchiata, Dibranchia, subclass Dibranchia
(member-meronym) decapod
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decapoda
decapoda
see under decacerata
decapoda
\de*cap"o*da\ (?), n. pl. [nl., fr. gr. &?; ten + &?;, &?;, foot.]
1. (zo?l.) the order of crustacea which includes the shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc.
note: they have a carapace, covering and uniting the somites of the head and thorax and inclosing a gill chamber on each side, and usually have five (rarely six) pairs of legs. they are divided into two principal groups: brachyura and macrura. some writers recognize a third (anomura) intermediate between the others.
2. (zo?l.) a division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including the cuttlefishes and squids. see decacera. [
decapoda
see under decacerata
decapoda
\de*cap"o*da\ (?), n. pl. [nl., fr. gr. &?; ten + &?;, &?;, foot.]
1. (zo?l.) the order of crustacea which includes the shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc.
note: they have a carapace, covering and uniting the somites of the head and thorax and inclosing a gill chamber on each side, and usually have five (rarely six) pairs of legs. they are divided into two principal groups: brachyura and macrura. some writers recognize a third (anomura) intermediate between the others.
2. (zo?l.) a division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including the cuttlefishes and squids. see decacera. [
Decapoda Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Decapoda
- For other meanings of decapod, see decapod.
The decapods or Decapoda are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups, such as crayfish, crabs, lobsters, prawns and shrimp. Most decapods are scavengers.
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