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canal vs canaliculus

canaliculus vs canal

canal and canaliculus both are nouns.

canal is a verb but canaliculus is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
canal Yes No Yes No
canaliculus Yes No No No
As nouns, canaliculus is a hyponym of canal; that is, canaliculus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than canal:
  • canal: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
  • canaliculus: a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants
canal (noun) canaliculus (noun)
long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
canal (verb) canaliculus (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal
Difference between canal and canaliculus

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