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  • 1. decapod
  • 2. decapod
  • Decapod in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. decapod
  • 2. decapod
  • Decapod in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms

1. decapod

noun. cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones.

Synonyms

  • cuttlefish
  • cephalopod mollusk
  • spirula
  • squid
  • cuttle
  • Decapoda
  • cephalopod
  • Spirula peronii

Antonyms

  • advance

2. decapod

noun. crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax.

Synonyms

  • hermit crab
  • crawdaddy
  • crab
  • prawn
  • crawdad
  • shrimp
  • Decapoda
  • crustacean
  • decapod crustacean
  • lobster
  • tropical prawn
  • crayfish
  • crawfish

Sentences with decapod


1. Adjective
Lobsters are a decapod crustacean that live in saltwater.

2. Noun, singular or mass
Dungeness crab is, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, a decapod related to shrimp, lobster and other crabs such as the Redrock crab.

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