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DECAPODAN Synonyms

There are 5 synonyms of the word decapodan. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word decapodan. (close relations)
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crab
nounn
noun

• decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

• (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

• the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

• a quarrelsome grouch

• the edible flesh of any of various crabs

• a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body

• a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

verb

• direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

• scurry sideways like a crab

• fish for crab

• complain

crustacean
nounn
adjective

• of or belonging to the class Crustacea

noun

• any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton

lobster
nounn
noun

• flesh of a lobster

• any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae

prawn
nounn
noun

• any of various edible decapod crustaceans

• shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible

verb

• fish for prawns

shrimp
nounn
noun

• disparaging terms for small people

• any of various edible decapod crustaceans

• small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible

verb

• fish for shrimp

Best Hypernyms For DECAPODAN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for decapodan, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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arthropod crustacean

Alternatives for CRAB

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