decapod

As nouns the difference between amphipod and decapod

is that amphipod is a member of taxonomic order amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans while decapod is (zoology) any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish.

As an adjective decapod is

(zoology) having ten legs.

As nouns the difference between arthropod and decapod

is that arthropod is an invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages while Decapod is a decapod, the 0-10-0 and 2-10-0 steam locomotive configurations.

As an adjective decapod is

having ten legs.

In zoology terms the difference between stomatopod and decapod

is that stomatopod is one of the order: Stomatopoda; a mantis shrimp while decapod is any crustacean, of the order Decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters.

As an adjective decapod is

having ten legs.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and decapod

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while decapod is (zoology) any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish.

As an adjective decapod is

(zoology) having ten legs.

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

is that decapod is (zoology) any crustacean, of the order decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters while macruran is (zoology) any of many decapod crustaceans, such as the lobster and shrimp, that were once included in the subdivision .

As nouns the difference between decapod and macruran

is that decapod is (zoology) any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish while macruran is (zoology) any of many decapod crustaceans, such as the lobster and shrimp, that were once included in the subdivision .

As an adjective decapod

is (zoology) having ten legs.

As nouns the difference between decapod and pereiopod

is that decapod is a decapod, the 0-10-0 and 2-10-0 steam locomotive configurations while pereiopod is any of the appendages of a decapod that are used for walking (and for gathering food.

As an adjective decapod

is having ten legs.

In zoology terms the difference between decapod and gonopod

is that decapod is any crustacean, of the order Decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters while gonopod is a pleopod that is specialized for fertilisation in the males of some decapods.

As an adjective decapod

is having ten legs.