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decapod vs cephalopod

cephalopod vs decapod

decapod and cephalopod both are nouns.

decapod is not an adjective while cephalopod is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decapod Yes No No No
cephalopod Yes Yes No No
As nouns, cephalopod is a hypernym of decapod; that is, cephalopod is a word with a broader meaning than decapod:
  • decapod: cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones
  • cephalopod: marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
Other hypernyms of decapod include cephalopod mollusk.
decapod (noun) cephalopod (noun)
crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones
decapod (adjective) cephalopod (adjective)
relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda
Difference between decapod and cephalopod

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