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decapod vs cuttlefish

cuttlefish vs decapod

decapod and cuttlefish both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decapod Yes No No No
cuttlefish Yes No No No
As nouns, cuttlefish is a hyponym of decapod; that is, cuttlefish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decapod:
  • decapod: cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones
  • cuttlefish: ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
Other hyponyms of decapod include squid, cuttle, spirula, Spirula peronii.
decapod (noun) cuttlefish (noun)
crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones
Difference between decapod and cuttlefish

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