decapod meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

decapod

adj

UK /ˈdɛkəpɒd/

Etymology Borrowed from French décapode. By surface analysis, deca- + -pod.

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Having ten legs.

noun

Etymology Borrowed from French décapode. By surface analysis, deca- + -pod.

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish.

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Any crustacean of the order Decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters.

Rail transport, Railways, Transport 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nicknames: for example, the Great Eastern 0-10-0 tank "Decapod", and the Lickey Incline banker, "Big Bertha", recently withdrawn from service.1956 October, R. S. McNaught, “Locomotive Nicknames”, in Railway Magazine, pages 698-699:

Derived terms: decapodal, decapodan, decapodid, Decapod iridescent virus 1, decapodous