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DECAPODA
Decapoda, order Decapoda
(noun) squids and cuttlefishes
Decapoda, order Decapoda
(noun) lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns
Source: WordNet® 3.1
De*cap"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including the cuttlefishes and squids. See Decacera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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