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Petromyzon marinus vs lamprey

lamprey vs Petromyzon marinus

Petromyzon marinus and lamprey both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Petromyzon marinus Yes No No No
lamprey Yes No No No
As nouns, lamprey is a hypernym of Petromyzon marinus; that is, lamprey is a word with a broader meaning than Petromyzon marinus:
  • Petromyzon marinus: large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes
  • lamprey: primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
Other hypernyms of Petromyzon marinus include lamper eel, lamprey eel.
Petromyzon marinus (noun) lamprey (noun)
large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
Difference between Petromyzon marinus and lamprey

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