Decapod Definition & Meaning

decapod
noun
  1. crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
  2. cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones

"Decapod" in song lyrics

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  • "1924 baldwin decapod"
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