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crustacean vs mussel shrimp

mussel shrimp vs crustacean

crustacean and mussel shrimp both are nouns.

crustacean is an adjective but mussel shrimp is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crustacean Yes Yes No No
mussel shrimp Yes No No No
As nouns, mussel shrimp is a hyponym of crustacean; that is, mussel shrimp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crustacean:
  • crustacean: any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
  • mussel shrimp: tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell
crustacean (noun) mussel shrimp (noun)
any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell
crustacean (adjective) mussel shrimp (adjective)
of or belonging to the class Crustacea
Difference between crustacean and mussel shrimp

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