English Explanatory Dictionary

Decapod

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of decapod
adj
  1. Having ten legs.
noun
  1. Any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish.
  2. Any crustacean of the order Decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters.
  3. A nickname for either the 0-10-0 or 2-10-0 train configurations.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛkəpɒd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decapod.wav

Word forms

Decapod Decapods

Etymology

Borrowed from French décapode. By surface analysis, deca- + -pod.

Synonyms

decapodan decapodal decapodid

Related words

Decapod

Derived words

decapodal decapodan decapodid Decapod iridescent virus 1 decapodous
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