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cyprinid vs shiner

shiner vs cyprinid

cyprinid and shiner both are nouns.

cyprinid is an adjective but shiner is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cyprinid Yes Yes No No
shiner Yes No No No
As nouns, shiner is a hyponym of cyprinid; that is, shiner is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cyprinid:
  • cyprinid: soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
  • shiner: any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
cyprinid (noun) shiner (noun)
soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
cyprinid (adjective) shiner (adjective)
of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae
Difference between cyprinid and shiner

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