decapod
See also: Decapod
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French décapode, see deca- + -pod.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛkəpɒd/
Adjective
decapod (not comparable)
- (zoology) Having ten legs.
Noun
decapod (plural decapods)
- (zoology) Any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish.
- (zoology) Any crustacean, of the order Decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters.
- (rail transport) A nickname for either the 0-10-0 or 2-10-0 train configurations. Sometimes capitalized.
Translations
mollusc
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crustacean
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vehicle
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