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2 definitions found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
De·cap·o·da
prop.
n
. pl.
1.
Zool.
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.
Zool.
A
division
of
the
dibranchiate
cephalopods
including
the
cuttlefishes
and
squids
.
See
Decacera
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Decapoda
n
1:
lobsters
;
crayfish
;
crabs
;
shrimps
;
prawns
[
syn
:
order
Decapoda
]
2:
squids
and
cuttlefishes
[
syn
:
order Decapoda
]
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