decapoda
IPA: dɪkɑpˈoʊdʌ
Root Word: Decapoda
noun
- The Decapoda or decapods (literally "ten-footed") are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups, such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp and prawns.
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Examples of "decapoda" in Sentences
- Belliidae is a family of crabs of the order Decapoda.
- Upogebiidae is a family of mud shrimps in the order Decapoda.
- Progeryonidae is a small family of crabs in the order Decapoda.
- Callianassidae is a family of ghost shrimp of the order Decapoda.
- Progeryonidae is a small family of crustaceans in the order Decapoda.
- Lobsters are further placed in the order Decapoda because of their ten feet.
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