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decapod
noun
deca·pod
ˈde-kə-ˌpäd 
1
: any of an order (Decapoda) of crustaceans (such as shrimp, lobsters, and crabs) with five pairs of thoracic appendages one or more of which are modified into pincers, with stalked eyes, and with the head and thorax fused into a cephalothorax and covered by a carapace
2
: any of the cephalopod mollusks (orders Sepioidea and Teuthoidea) with 10 arms including cuttlefishes, squids, and related forms
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And depictions of the decapods — bright red with claws, antennae and black-dot eyes — are everywhere: crawfish curtains, crawfish tablecloths, crawfish paper towel holders, crawfish caps, crawfish T-shirts, crawfish earrings.
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Rick Rojas Emily Kask, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
But the survivors of this catastrophe—including decapods—thrived in the aftermath.
—National Geographic, 24 Apr. 2019
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Rick Rojas Emily Kask, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
But the survivors of this catastrophe—including decapods—thrived in the aftermath.
—National Geographic, 24 Apr. 2019
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“Decapod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decapod. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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