Meaning of DECAPODA
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- [n] squids and cuttlefishes
- [n] lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns
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| | Synonyms: | | order Decapoda |
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| | See Also: | | animal order, Astacidae, Astacura, decapod, decapod crustacean, Dibranchia, Dibranchiata, family Astacidae, family Nephropsidae, family Paguridae, family Palinuridae, family Sepiidae, family Spirulidae, genus Architeuthis, genus Loligo, genus Ommastrephes, Malacostraca, Natantia, Nephropsidae, Paguridae, Palinuridae, Reptantia, Sepiidae, Spirulidae, subclass Dibranchia, subclass Dibranchiata, subclass Malacostraca, suborder Natantia, suborder Reptantia | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*cap"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ten + ?, ?,
foot.]
1. (Zo["o]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["o]l.) A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods
including the cuttlefishes and squids. See {Decacera}.
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