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Decapod vs Swimmeret - What's the difference?

decapod | swimmeret |

In context|zoology|lang=en terms the difference between decapod and swimmeret

is that decapod is (zoology) any crustacean, of the order decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters while swimmeret is (zoology) in decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.

As nouns the difference between decapod and swimmeret

is that decapod is (zoology) any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish while swimmeret is (zoology) in decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.

As an adjective decapod

is (zoology) having ten legs.

decapod

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Alternative forms

* decapod

Noun

(en noun)
  • A decapod, the steam locomotive configurations.

    • swimmeret

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) In decapods such as lobsters, one of the legs primarily used for swimming but also used for brooding the eggs (except in prawns) and catching food.

    • Synonyms

    * pleopod