acanthopterygian vs Opsanus tau

Opsanus tau vs acanthopterygian

acanthopterygian and Opsanus tau both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acanthopterygian	Yes	No	No	No
Opsanus tau	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Opsanus tau is a hyponym of acanthopterygian; that is, Opsanus tau is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acanthopterygian:

acanthopterygian: a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
Opsanus tau: bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth

Other hyponyms of acanthopterygian include squirrelfish, anomalops, flashlight fish, flashlight fish, Photoblepharon palpebratus, dory, boarfish, Capros aper, boarfish, prickleback, stickleback, batfish, allmouth, angler, angler fish, anglerfish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, monkfish, toadfish, frogfish, sargassum fish, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, remora, suckerfish, sucking fish, silverside, silversides, barracuda, launce, sand eel, sand lance, sand launce, dragonet, scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish, plectognath, plectognath fish, flatfish.

acanthopterygian (noun)	Opsanus tau (noun)
a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays	bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth

Difference between acanthopterygian and Opsanus tau

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