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cervid vs American elk

American elk vs cervid

cervid and American elk both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cervid Yes No No No
American elk Yes No No No
As nouns, American elk is a hyponym of cervid; that is, American elk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cervid:
  • cervid: distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
  • American elk: common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
cervid (noun) American elk (noun)
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
common deer of temperate Europe and Asia
Difference between cervid and American elk

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