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dec·a·pod
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cheliped
(of an arthropod) either of two legs which each carry a claw -
crab
A crab is a sea creature with a flat round body covered by a shell, and five pairs of legs with large claws on the front pair. Crabs usually move sideways. -
crayfish
A crayfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crayfish. -
deca-
denoting ten: decagon. In conjunction with scientific units the symbol da is used -
gastric mill
a gizzard in decapod crustaceans, as lobsters, crabs, and shrimps, having an arrangement of teeth and small bones for grinding food and bristles for filtering small particles. -
green gland
one of the pair of excretory organs in each side of the head region of decapod crustaceans, emptying at the base of the antennae.