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canaliculus vs canal

canal vs canaliculus

canaliculus and canal both are nouns.

canaliculus is not a verb while canal is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
canaliculus Yes No No No
canal Yes No Yes No
As nouns, canal is a hypernym of canaliculus; that is, canal is a word with a broader meaning than canaliculus:
  • canaliculus: a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants
  • canal: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other hypernyms of canaliculus include channel, duct, epithelial duct.
canaliculus (noun) canal (noun)
a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
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
canaliculus (verb) canal (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal
Difference between canaliculus and canal

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