animal tissue vs connective tissue

connective tissue vs animal tissue

animal tissue and connective tissue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
animal tissue	Yes	No	No	No
connective tissue	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, connective tissue is a hyponym of animal tissue; that is, connective tissue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than animal tissue:

animal tissue: the tissue in the bodies of animals
connective tissue: tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments

Other hyponyms of animal tissue include chalaza, embryonic tissue, coronet, epithelial tissue, epithelium, flesh, capillary bed, parenchyma, interstitial tissue, adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue, lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue, cartilage, gristle, erectile tissue, muscle, muscular tissue, fibrous tissue, nerve tissue, nervous tissue, gingiva, gum, cortex, lens cortex, flap, membrane, tissue layer, cortex, medulla, matrix, graft, transplant, stroma.

animal tissue (noun)	connective tissue (noun)
the tissue in the bodies of animals	tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments

Difference between animal tissue and connective tissue

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