decapod
/ˈdɛkəpɒd/
decapod adjective: having ten legs.
Adjective
decapod (not comparable)
- Having ten legs.
Noun (1)
decapod (plural decapods)
- Any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish.
- Any crustacean of the order Decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters.
- A nickname for either the 0-10-0 or 2-10-0 train configurations.
- Naturally, odd pairs of engines and solitary examples lend themselves admirably to nicknames: for example, the Great Eastern 0-10-0 tank "Decapod", and the Lickey Incline banker, "Big Bertha", recently withdrawn from service.1956 October, R. S. McNaught, “Locomotive Nicknames”, in Railway Magazine, pages 698-699
Noun (2) capitalized: Decapod
Decapod (plural Decapods)
- Alternative letter-case form of decapod
decapod meaning in Persian
decapod in Persian
- animal with ten legs
- دهپا dahpâ
- crustacean of the order Decapoda
- دهپا dahpâ
- steam locomotive
- دهچرخ dahčarx
Synonyms of decapod
Forms of decapod
| plural | decapods |
|---|---|
| plural | Decapods |
Origin of decapod
Borrowed from French décapode. By surface analysis, deca- + -pod.
Words formed from decapod
- decapodal
- decapodan
- decapodid
- Decapod iridescent virus 1
- decapodous
Questions about decapod
- What does decapod mean?
- Decapod means having ten legs.
- What is decapod in Persian?
- Decapod in Persian is دهپا (dahpâ), دهچرخ (dahčarx). See Decapod meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is decapod?
- Decapod can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce decapod?
- Decapod is pronounced /ˈdɛkəpɒd/ (UK).
Words near decapod in the dictionary
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