Order Decapoda (Noun)
Meaning 1
Lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The subphylum Crustacea is further divided into several orders, including the familiar order Decapoda which contains lobsters, crayfish, crabs, shrimps, and prawns.
- A significant proportion of edible crustaceans are members of the order Decapoda, including species of lobsters, crayfish, and crabs.
- A wide variety of vertebrate and invertebrate species in the marine ecosystem prey on the species in the order Decapoda, including lobsters, shrimps, and crabs.
- Members of the order Decapoda such as lobsters, crayfish, and prawns frequently moult in order to discard an outgrown exoskeleton.
- Ecologists study the adaptations that have allowed species in the order Decapoda to thrive in diverse aquatic environments, from freshwater crayfish to marine crabs and shrimps.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Squids and cuttlefishes.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Squids and cuttlefishes often use their tentacles to catch prey from the order Decapoda, such as crabs and shrimps.
- Cuttlefishes are skilled predators that can capture fast-moving animals like those in the order Decapoda.
- Some species of squids are known to feed on the order Decapoda, using suckers on their arms to hold their prey.
- In the dark deep-sea environment, some cuttlefishes use bioluminescence to trick and capture animals from the order Decapoda.
- Squids often need to compete with octopuses for food from the order Decapoda, which includes crabs and lobsters.