decapod

See also: Decapod

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French décapode, see deca- +‎ -pod.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛkəpɒd/

Adjective

decapod (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Having ten legs.

Noun

decapod (plural decapods)

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

Translations

mollusc

• Finnish: kymmenlonkeroinen
• Galician: decápodo (gl) m
• Persian: دهپا (dahpâ)

crustacean

• Finnish: kymmenjalkainen (fi)
• French: décapode (fr)
• Navajo: chʼosh bijáád neeznánígíí
• Persian: دهپا (dahpâ)
• Polish: dziesięcionóg m

vehicle

• Finnish: kymmenpyöräinen
• Persian: دهچرخ (dahčarx)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French décapode.

Noun

decapod n (plural decapode)

1. decapod

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	decapod	decapodul		decapode	decapodele
genitive-dative	decapod	decapodului		decapode	decapodelor
vocative	decapodule			decapodelor