decapod noun & adjective. ['dɛkǝpɒd] E19.
[French décapode from mod. Latin Decapoda (see below), use as noun of neut. pl. adjective, formed as DECA- + -POD.]
A. noun.
1. Zoology. A crustacean of the order Decapoda, members of which have ten feet or legs, and which includes the lobster, crab, shrimp, etc. Also, a cephalopod of the sub-order Decapoda, members of which have ten tentacles, as the cuttlefish and squid. E19.

2. A steam locomotive with ten driving-wheels. Chiefly US. L19.
b. adjective. Zoology. Of or pertaining to the (crustacean or cephalopod) Decapoda. E19.

■ de'capodan adjective = DECAPOD adjective M19.

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