Words that rhyme with decapod

  • amphipod
    n 1: a kind of malacostracan crustacean
  • arthropod
    n 1: invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
  • brachiopod
    adj 1: of or belonging to the phylum Brachiopoda [syn: brachiopod, brachiopodous] n 1: marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide [syn: brachiopod, lamp shell, lampshell]
  • cephalopod
    adj 1: relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda [syn: cephalopod, cephalopodan] n 1: marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles [syn: cephalopod, cephalopod mollusk]
  • clod
    n 1: a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" [syn: ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk] 2: an awkward stupid person [syn: lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk]
  • cod
    adv 1: collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package C.O.D." [syn: C.O.D., COD, cash on delivery] adj 1: payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn: collect, cod] n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) [syn: pod, cod, seedcase] 2: lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached [syn: cod, codfish] 3: major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters [syn: cod, codfish] v 1: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across] 2: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride]
  • copepod
    n 1: minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish [syn: copepod, copepod crustacean]
  • hexapod
    n 1: an animal having six feet
  • isopod
    n 1: any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling
  • tripod
    n 1: a three-legged rack used for support
  • octopod
    n 1: a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell
  • pseudopod
    n 1: temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion [syn: pseudopod, pseudopodium]
  • rhizopod
    n 1: protozoa characterized by a pseudopod [syn: rhizopod, rhizopodan]
  • sauropod
    n 1: very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal [syn: sauropod, sauropod dinosaur]
  • tetrapod
    n 1: a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages
  • myriapod
    n 1: general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedes
  • chaetopod
  • macropod
  • phyllopod
  • polypod
  • pteropod
  • unipod

See also decapod definition and decapod synonyms