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cirrus vs appendage

appendage vs cirrus

cirrus and appendage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cirrus Yes No No No
appendage Yes No No No
As nouns, appendage is a hypernym of cirrus; that is, appendage is a word with a broader meaning than cirrus:
  • cirrus: a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile
  • appendage: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Other hypernyms of cirrus include outgrowth, process.
cirrus (noun) appendage (noun)
a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile a part that is joined to something larger
a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles) an external body part that projects from the body
usually coiled a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Difference between cirrus and appendage

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