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embryo vs creature

creature vs embryo

embryo and creature both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
embryo Yes No No No
creature Yes No No No
As nouns, creature is a hypernym of embryo; that is, creature is a word with a broader meaning than embryo:
  • embryo: an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
  • creature: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Other hypernyms of embryo include animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna.
embryo (noun) creature (noun)
an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium a living being
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
Difference between embryo and creature

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