An animal with ten feet or legs, such as a decapod crustacean.
From Greek 'deka-' (ten) and 'pous' (foot), literally 'ten-footed.' The term applies to creatures like shrimp, lobsters, and crabs that have ten walking legs.
Shrimp, lobsters, and crabs are dekapodes—they have ten legs total (plus two claws that don't count as legs), and they're so successful that they dominate the ocean floor.
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