Decapoda — For other meanings of decapod, see Decapod (disambiguation). Decapoda Temporal range: Devonian–Recent … Wikipedia
Decapoda — noun 1. lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns • Syn: ↑order Decapoda • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Malacostraca, ↑subclass Malacostraca … Useful english dictionary
Decapoda — De*cap o*da (d[ e]*k[a^]p [ o]*d[.a]), prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de ka ten + poy s, podo s, foot.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc. [1913 Webster] Note: They have a carapace, covering and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decapoda — 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},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decapoda — De·ca·po·da (de kə poґdə) [Gr. deka ten + pous foot] an order of Crustacea, including the crabs, lobsters, and shrimps, whose members have five pairs of legs attached to the thorax … Medical dictionary
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
buccal groove — (Order Decapoda): See: carapace grooves (c) [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Decapoda): On each side of carapace, transverse groove behind antennal spine; connects gastroorbital and antennal grooves [Stachowitsch, 1992] … Crustacea glossary
crista dentata — (Order Decapoda): In third maxilliped, toothed median margin of third segment (ischium) [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Order Decapoda): Toothed crest on ischium of 3rd maxilliped [McLaughlin, 1980] … Crustacea glossary
dorsomedian groove — (Order Decapoda): See: carapace grooves e [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Decapoda): On carapace, longitudinal dorsomedian groove extending from tip of rostrum to posterior margin [Stachowitsch, 1992] … Crustacea glossary
intercervical groove — (Order Decapoda): See: carapace groove i [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Order Decapoda): On each side of carapace, oblique groove connecting postcervical and cervical grooves [Stachowitsch, 1992] … Crustacea glossary
