decapod
/dek-uh-pod/US // ˈdɛk əˌpɒd //UK // (ˈdɛkəˌpɒd) //
十足动物,十字架,十足的,十足的人
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n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any crustacean of the order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking legs, including the crabs, lobsters, crayfish, prawns, and shrimps.
- : any dibranchiate cephalopod having ten arms, as the cuttlefish or squid.
- : a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, ten driving wheels, and no rear truck.
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : belonging or pertaining to the decapods.
- : having ten feet or legs.
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Examples
M. Latreille is of opinion, That the four wings or their representatives replace the four thoracic legs of the decapod Crustacea.
We have just mentioned the fact that the head and thorax of a decapod is usually covered by a large shield—the carapace.
Half a dozen varieties of these are known, one of which inhabits an echinoderm, another a decapod crustacean.
The Nauplius, so far as is known, does not occur in any other Decapod form except Penus.
In the only examples of the exuviation of macrourous Decapod Crustaceans, there exists a singular diversity in the process itself.
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