[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

podophthalmia \pod`ophthal"mia\, n. pl. nl. see
   podophthalmic. zool.
   the stalk-eyed crustacea, -- an order of crustacea having the
   eyes supported on movable stalks. it includes the crabs,
   lobsters, and prawns. called also podophthalmata, and
   decapoda.
   1913 webster podophthalmic
see also:
podophthalmic podophthalmata decapoda 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

decacerata \decac`era"ta\, n. pl. nl., fr. gr. de`ka ten +
   ke`ras a horn. zool.
   the division of cephalopoda which includes the squids,
   cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; --
   called also decapoda. written also decacera. see
   dibranchiata. decachord
see also:
decapoda decacera dibranchiata 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

decapoda \decap"oda\ d-eka^p"-od.a, prop. n. pl.
   nl., fr. gr. de`ka ten + poy`s, podo`s, foot.
   1. zool. the order of crustacea which includes the shrimps,
      lobsters, crabs, etc.
      1913 webster

   note: they have a carapace, covering and uniting the somites
         of the head and thorax and inclosing a gill chamber on
         each side, and usually have five rarely six pairs of
         legs. they are divided into two principal groups:
         brachyura and macrura. some writers recognize a third
         anomura intermediate between the others.
         1913 webster

   2. zool. a division of the dibranchiate cephalopods
      including the cuttlefishes and squids. see decacera.
      decapodal
see also:
decacera 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

decapoda
     n 1: lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns syn: order
          decapoda
     2: squids and cuttlefishes syn: order decapoda
see also:
order decapoda order decapoda 

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