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calf vs skeletal muscle

skeletal muscle vs calf

calf and skeletal muscle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
calf Yes No No No
skeletal muscle Yes No No No
As nouns, skeletal muscle is a hypernym of calf; that is, skeletal muscle is a word with a broader meaning than calf:
  • calf: the muscular back part of the shank
  • skeletal muscle: a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
Other hypernyms of calf include striated muscle.
calf (noun) skeletal muscle (noun)
young of domestic cattle a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
the muscular back part of the shank
fine leather from the skin of a calf
Difference between calf and skeletal muscle

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