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cephalopod mollusk vs nautilus

nautilus vs cephalopod mollusk

cephalopod mollusk and nautilus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cephalopod mollusk Yes No No No
nautilus Yes No No No
As nouns, nautilus is a hyponym of cephalopod mollusk; that is, nautilus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cephalopod mollusk:
  • cephalopod mollusk: marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
  • nautilus: cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions
Other hyponyms of cephalopod mollusk include chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus, dibranch, dibranchiate, dibranchiate mollusk, octopod, decapod.
cephalopod mollusk (noun) nautilus (noun)
marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions
cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
Difference between cephalopod mollusk and nautilus

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