Decapod vs. Isopod — What's the Difference?

Any of various crustaceans of the order Decapoda, characteristically having five pairs of walking legs attached to the thorax and three pairs of maxillipeds used for feeding, and including the crabs, lobsters, and shrimps.

Any of numerous marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans of the order Isopoda, characterized by a flattened segmented body usually bearing seven pairs of legs and including the woodlice and gribbles.

Any of various cephalopod mollusks having eight arms and two tentacles, and including the squids and cuttlefishes.

Any of very many crustaceans, of the order Isopoda, that have a flattened body and no carapace.

(zoology) Having ten legs.

Having the legs similar in structure; belonging to the Isopoda.

(zoology) Any of various animals having ten legs or similar appendages, especially mollusks such as squid and cuttlefish.

Any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling

(zoology) Any crustacean, of the order Decapoda, such as crabs or lobsters.

(rail transport) A nickname for either the 0-10-0 or 2-10-0 train configurations. Sometimes capitalized.

A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used adjectively, as a decapod crustacean.

Crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax

Cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones