bubonic plague vs plague

plague vs bubonic plague

bubonic plague and plague both are nouns.

bubonic plague is not a verb while plague is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bubonic plague	Yes	No	No	No
plague	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, plague is a hypernym of bubonic plague; that is, plague is a word with a broader meaning than bubonic plague:

bubonic plague: the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person
plague: a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

Other hypernyms of bubonic plague include pest, pestilence, pestis.

bubonic plague (noun)	plague (noun)
the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person	an annoyance
	any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
	a swarm of insects that attack plants
	a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
	any epidemic disease with a high death rate

bubonic plague (verb)	plague (verb)
	annoy continually or chronically
	cause to suffer a blight

Difference between bubonic plague and plague

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