Decapod

[dekәpɒd]

(noun.) cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones.

Inputed by Katherine--From WordNet

(n.) A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used adjectively.

Typed by Jed

n. one of the shellfish which have ten feet or claws as the crab.—adjs. Deca′podal Deca′podous.

Editor: Marilyn