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crossopterygian vs coelacanth

coelacanth vs crossopterygian

crossopterygian and coelacanth both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crossopterygian Yes No No No
coelacanth Yes No No No
As nouns, coelacanth is a hyponym of crossopterygian; that is, coelacanth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crossopterygian:
  • crossopterygian: any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form
  • coelacanth: fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
Other hyponyms of crossopterygian include Latimeria chalumnae.
crossopterygian (noun) coelacanth (noun)
any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
Difference between crossopterygian and coelacanth

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