HyperDic: order_decapoda

English > 2 senses of the expression order Decapoda:
NOUNanimalorder Decapoda, Decapodalobsters
animalorder Decapoda, Decapodasquids and cuttlefishes
English > order Decapoda: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaninglobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns.
SynonymDecapoda
Member ofMalacostraca, subclass Malacostracalargest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial / terrestrial crustaceans
MembersAstacidae, family Astacidae, Astacuracrayfish
Natantia, suborder Natantiashrimp
Nephropsidae, family NephropsidaeIn some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae
Paguridae, family Paguridaehermit crabs
Palinuridae, family Palinuridaespiny lobsters
Reptantia, suborder Reptantialobsters
decapod crustacean, decapodcrustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
SpanishDecapoda, decápodos, orden Decapoda
CatalanDecapoda, decàpodes
English > order Decapoda: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaningsquids and cuttlefishes.
SynonymDecapoda
Member ofDibranchiata, subclass Dibranchiata, Dibranchia, subclass DibranchiaComprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae
MembersSepiidae, family Sepiidaetrue cuttlefishes
Spirulidae, family Spirulidaecoextensive with the genus Spirula
decapodcephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones
genus Architeuthisgiant squid
genus Loligosquids
genus OmmastrephesA genus of Decapoda
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
SpanishDecapoda, decápodos, orden Decapoda
Catalandecàpodes

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