crustacean with the carapace tightly enclosing the gills, the first three pairs of thoracic appendages modified as maxillipeds for feeding, the last five pairs of thoracic appendages modified as legs (the first pair often enlarged as chelipeds, commonly called claws)(including lobsters, shrimps and crabs).
crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
An animal that possesses 10 appendages; also a subgroup of the class Crustacea.
Crustacean of Order Decapoda having ten legs; includes crabs, lobsters, and shrimp
A crustacean that has 10 legs.
ten-footed creature (usually crustacean)
(de - kah - pod) Having ten feet. This term usually refers to members of the order Decapoda, e. g., lobsters and shrimp.