DECAPOD

decapod

(noun) cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

Decapod (plural Decapods)

A decapod, the 0-10-0 and 2-10-0 steam locomotive configurations.

Etymology

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.

Source: Wiktionary


Dec"a*pod, n. Etym: [Cf. F. décapode.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used adjectively.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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