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decapod

The correct spelling is decapod.

How to pronounce decapod

noun

IPA: /ˈdɛkəpɒd/

Say it like: Dec-apo-d

The correct spelling is decapod. Any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish.
  2. 2.Any crustacean, of the order Decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters.
  3. 3.A nickname for either the 0-10-0 or 2-10-0 train configurations. Sometimes capitalized.

adjective

  1. 1.Having ten legs.

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