decapoda

• Научный таксономический отряд ракообразных, включающий омаров, раков, крабов, креветок и лангустинов, а также отдельный отряд головоногих моллюсков, включающий кальмаров и каракатиц.

A scientific taxonomic order of crustaceans including lobsters, crayfish, crabs, shrimps, and prawns, as well as a separate order of cephalopods including squids and cuttlefishes.

uncountable · proper noun

1. C2formalscientific

   An order of crustaceans including lobsters, crayfish, crabs, shrimps, and prawns, characterized by ten limbs.

   Десятиногие ракообразные

   • The Decapoda order includes many commercially important species like lobsters and crabs.
   • Shrimps and prawns are among the most well-known decapods.
   • Crayfish are freshwater decapods found in rivers and streams.

2. CephalopodsC2formalscientific

   A former taxonomic group for squids and cuttlefishes, now considered outdated but historically used.

   Головоногие

   • Historically, squids and cuttlefishes were classified under Decapoda.
   • The term Decapoda was once used for ten-armed cephalopods.
   • Modern taxonomy places squids and cuttlefishes in the order Teuthida and Sepiida, respectively.