decapod

noun

1. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of decapod
2. Any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish.
3. Any crustacean of the order Decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters.
4. A nickname for either the 0-10-0 or 2-10-0 train configurations.

   “Naturally, odd pairs of engines and solitary examples lend themselves admirably to nicknames: for example, the Great Eastern 0-10-0 tank "Decapod", and the Lickey Incline banker, "Big Bertha", recently withdrawn from service.”

adj

1. (not-comparable)Having ten legs.