decapod
dec·a·pod / ˈdekəˌpäd/ • n. 1. any crustacean of the chiefly marine order Decapoda, having five pairs of walking legs, including shrimps, crabs, and lobsters.2. any of various mollusks of the class Cephalopoda, having eight arms and two long tentacles, including squids and cuttlefish.• adj. of or related to the decapods.
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