DECAPODAN Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word decapodan. (close relations)
Definition of DECAPODAN
decapods
Best Alternative Words for DECAPODAN
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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 |