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decapod crustacean vs lobster

lobster vs decapod crustacean

decapod crustacean and lobster both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decapod crustacean Yes No No No
lobster Yes No No No
As nouns, lobster is a hyponym of decapod crustacean; that is, lobster is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decapod crustacean:
  • decapod crustacean: crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
  • lobster: any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae
Other hyponyms of decapod crustacean include crab, crawdad, crawdaddy, crawfish, crayfish, hermit crab, shrimp, prawn, tropical prawn.
decapod crustacean (noun) lobster (noun)
crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae
flesh of a lobster
Difference between decapod crustacean and lobster

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