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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decacerata \De*cac`e*ra"ta\, n. pl [NL., fr Gr de`ka ten + ke`ras a horn.] (Zo["o]l.) The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; -- called also {Decapoda}. [Written also {Decacera}.] See {Dibranchiata}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decapoda \De*cap"o*da\, n. pl [NL., fr Gr ? ten + ?, ?, foot.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc 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 2. (Zo["o]l.) A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including the cuttlefishes and squids. See {Decacera}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Podophthalmia \Pod`oph*thal"mi*a\, n. pl [NL. See {Podophthalmic}.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Decapoda n 1: lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns [syn: {Decapoda}, {order Decapoda}] 2: squids and cuttlefishes [syn: {Decapoda}, {order Decapoda}]
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