catfish vs shovelnose catfish

shovelnose catfish vs catfish

catfish and shovelnose catfish both are nouns.

catfish is a verb but shovelnose catfish is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
catfish	Yes	No	Yes	No
shovelnose catfish	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shovelnose catfish is a hyponym of catfish; that is, shovelnose catfish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than catfish:

catfish: any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth
shovelnose catfish: large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw

Other hyponyms of catfish include silurid, silurid fish, bullhead, bullhead catfish, channel cat, channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, flathead catfish, goujon, mudcat, Pylodictus olivaris, spoonbill catfish, armored catfish, sea catfish.

catfish (noun)	shovelnose catfish (noun)
any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth	large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw
large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins
flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed

catfish (verb)	shovelnose catfish (verb)
To deceive someone by professing romantic feelings but actually using a false identity

Difference between catfish and shovelnose catfish

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