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Appendage vs Gnathopodite - What's the difference?

appendage | gnathopodite |

As nouns the difference between appendage and gnathopodite

is that appendage is an external body part that projects from the body while gnathopodite is any leg-like appendage of a crustacean that is modified to serve as a jaw.

appendage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • an external body part that projects from the body
  • a natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism
  • a part that is joined to something larger

    • Synonyms

    * extremity, member * outgrowth, process

    gnathopodite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any leg-like appendage of a crustacean that is modified to serve as a jaw.

    • Hyponyms

    * maxilliped (Webster 1913)