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Decapoda
Decacerata De*cac`e*ra"ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten + ke`ras a horn.] (Zo["o]l.) The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; -- called also Decapoda. [Written also Decacera.] See Dibranchiata.
Decapoda
Decapoda De*cap"o*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ten + ?, ?, foot.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including the cuttlefishes and squids. See Decacera.
Decapoda
Podophthalmia Pod`oph*thal"mi*a, n. pl. [NL. See Podophthalmic.] (Zo["o]l.) The stalk-eyed Crustacea, -- an order of Crustacea having the eyes supported on movable stalks. It includes the crabs, lobsters, and prawns. Called also Podophthalmata, and Decapoda.
Tetradecapoda
Tetradecapoda Tet`ra*de*cap"o*da, n. pl. [NL. See Tetra-, and Decapoda.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Arthrostraca.

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- The Decapoda or decapods, from Ancient Gr**** δεκάς (dekás), meaning "ten", and πούς (poús), meaning "foot", is a large order of crustaceans within the...
- decapod or Decapod in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A decapod is a member of Decapoda, an order of crustaceans such as lobsters and crabs Decapod may...
- The anatomy of a decapod consists of 20 body segments grouped into two main body parts: the cephalothorax and the pleon (abdomen). Each segment – often...
- Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura (meaning "short tail" in Gr****), which typically have a very short projecting tail-like abdomen...
- Axius is a genus of mud lobster containing the following species: Axius armatus S. I. Smith, 1881 †Axius hofstedtae Hyžný, Jakobsen & Fraaije, 2017 †Axius...
- Great Western 90 is a preserved 12-42-F class 2-10-0 "Decapod" steam locomotive owned and operated by the Strasburg Rail Road (SRC) east of Strasburg...
- Hepanhamaparvovirus is a genus of viruses that belongs to the Hapanhamavirinae subfamily of the family Parvoviridae. Insects and shrimps serve as natural...
- "The Decapod" is the third episode of the second series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Julie...
- Dendrobranchiata, all decapod crustaceans brood their eggs on the female's pleopods. This has resulted in development in decapod crustaceans being generally...
- elongated body and a primarily swimming mode of locomotiontypically Decapods belonging to the Caridea or Dendrobranchiata, although some crustaceans...