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decapods

/ˈdɛkəpɒdz/

/ˈdɛkəpɑdz/

Translations

decapodnoun

decapods

/ˈdɛkəpɒd/

/ˈdɛkəpɑd/

The marine biologist studied the decapod to understand its unique locomotion.

Le biologiste marin a étudié le décapode pour comprendre sa locomotion particulière.

Additional translations

décapodeZoologie, pour certains céphalopodes à dix bras ou tentacules.

DécapodChemins de fer, terme technique.

Synonyms

ten-footed creature

decapodnoun

A crustacean of the order Decapoda, such as a shrimp, crab, or lobster, characterized by having ten limbs.

The marine biologist studied the decapod to understand its unique locomotion.

A cephalopod mollusk, such as a squid or cuttlefish, having ten arms or tentacles.

Squids are common decapods often encountered by deep-sea divers.

A steam locomotive with ten driving wheels (a 2-10-0 wheel arrangement).

The railway museum restored a 1920s decapod that once hauled heavy freight.