Oncorhynchus nerka vs salmon

salmon vs Oncorhynchus nerka

Oncorhynchus nerka and salmon both are nouns.

Oncorhynchus nerka is not an adjective while salmon is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Oncorhynchus nerka	Yes	No	No	No
salmon	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, salmon is a hypernym of Oncorhynchus nerka; that is, salmon is a word with a broader meaning than Oncorhynchus nerka:

Oncorhynchus nerka: small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning
salmon: any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn

Oncorhynchus nerka (noun)	salmon (noun)
small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning	any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn
	a pale pinkish orange color
	flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae

Oncorhynchus nerka (adjective)	salmon (adjective)
	of orange tinged with pink

Difference between Oncorhynchus nerka and salmon

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