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Notropis atherinoides vs shiner

shiner vs Notropis atherinoides

Notropis atherinoides and shiner both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Notropis atherinoides Yes No No No
shiner Yes No No No
As nouns, shiner is a hypernym of Notropis atherinoides; that is, shiner is a word with a broader meaning than Notropis atherinoides:
  • Notropis atherinoides: small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster
  • shiner: any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
Notropis atherinoides (noun) shiner (noun)
small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
Difference between Notropis atherinoides and shiner

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