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creepy-crawly vs fauna

fauna vs creepy-crawly

creepy-crawly and fauna both are nouns.

creepy-crawly is an adjective but fauna is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
creepy-crawly Yes Yes No No
fauna Yes No No No
As nouns, fauna is a hypernym of creepy-crawly; that is, fauna is a word with a broader meaning than creepy-crawly:
  • creepy-crawly: an animal that creeps or crawls (such as worms or spiders or insects)
  • fauna: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Other hypernyms of creepy-crawly include animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature.
creepy-crawly (noun) fauna (noun)
an animal that creeps or crawls (such as worms or spiders or insects) a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
all the animal life in a particular region or period
creepy-crawly (adjective) fauna (adjective)
causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin
Difference between creepy-crawly and fauna

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