Decapodan
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of decapod. alt-of, alternative
"The shrimp is, of course, a crustacean, a cousin, many times removed, of the crab and the lobster, and the famous crayfish, of whom Professor Huxley has written so admirably and exhaustively; but we need not dwell on the fact, or generalise him at length into the macrourans and decapodans."
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of decapod. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"However, no decapodan crustaceans have yet been found in any of the numerous abyssopelagic and bottom samples from depths greater than 6,000 m."
Example
More examples"However, no decapodan crustaceans have yet been found in any of the numerous abyssopelagic and bottom samples from depths greater than 6,000 m."
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