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clam vs lamellibranch

lamellibranch vs clam

clam and lamellibranch both are nouns.

clam is not an adjective while lamellibranch is an adjective.

clam is a verb but lamellibranch is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clam Yes No Yes No
lamellibranch Yes Yes No No
As nouns, lamellibranch is a hypernym of clam; that is, lamellibranch is a word with a broader meaning than clam:
  • clam: burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
  • lamellibranch: marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
Other hypernyms of clam include bivalve, pelecypod.
clam (noun) lamellibranch (noun)
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
clam (adjective) lamellibranch (adjective)
bivalve
clam (verb) lamellibranch (verb)
gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
Difference between clam and lamellibranch

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