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decapod

[dek-uh-pod] / ˈdɛk əˌpɒd /


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"This single event contrasts starkly with carcinization, which has occurred repeatedly across decapod species," Kawabata explains.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2026

In the search for a better welfare of animals that we humans kill for food, researchers at the University of Gothenburg have chosen to focus on decapod crustaceans.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024

But there is also a lot we don’t know, including about decapod crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, and shrimp.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2024

She is also trying to use genetic data to better understand the relationships among different decapod crustaceans, to more accurately pinpoint when various "crabby" lineages evolved, and pick apart the factors driving carcinization.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 1, 2023

It is very meet, right, and the bounden duty of every quadruped, biped and decapod to prey upon the clam.

From Some Winter Days in Iowa by Frederick John Lazell


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