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dinoflagellate vs noctiluca

noctiluca vs dinoflagellate

dinoflagellate and noctiluca both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dinoflagellate Yes No No No
noctiluca Yes No No No
As nouns, noctiluca is a hyponym of dinoflagellate; that is, noctiluca is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dinoflagellate:
  • dinoflagellate: chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton
  • noctiluca: large bioluminescent marine protozoan
Other hyponyms of dinoflagellate include Noctiluca miliaris, peridinian.
dinoflagellate (noun) noctiluca (noun)
chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton large bioluminescent marine protozoan
Difference between dinoflagellate and noctiluca

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