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clam vs teredinid

teredinid vs clam

clam and teredinid both are nouns.

clam is a verb but teredinid is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clam Yes No Yes No
teredinid Yes No No No
As nouns, teredinid is a hyponym of clam; that is, teredinid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clam:
  • clam: burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
  • teredinid: wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
clam (noun) teredinid (noun)
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
a piece of paper money worth one dollar
clam (verb) teredinid (verb)
gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
Difference between clam and teredinid

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