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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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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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. 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.