decapod

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Some decapods, like lobsters and shrimp, have a thick cylindrical abdomen with a muscular tail for snapping backwards at high speed and burrowing on the seabed.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

Crabs belong to a group of ten-footed crustaceans called decapods.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

There is not enough scientific information about the most humane ways to slaughter decapods.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2023

Given the vast evolutionary gulf between cuttlefish and creatures like apes and crows that perform similar calculations, some scientists believe the shimmering little decapods may help us understand why these mental abilities evolve.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2021

There they remain until hatched; but the young crawfish does not experience the metamorphosis peculiar to most decapods.

From Four Months in a Sneak-Box by Bishop, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes)