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caribou vs woodland caribou

woodland caribou vs caribou

caribou and woodland caribou both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
caribou Yes No No No
woodland caribou Yes No No No
As nouns, woodland caribou is a hyponym of caribou; that is, woodland caribou is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than caribou:
  • caribou: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America
  • woodland caribou: any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus
Other hyponyms of caribou include Rangifer caribou, barren ground caribou, Rangifer arcticus.
caribou (noun) woodland caribou (noun)
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus
Difference between caribou and woodland caribou

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