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emerald shiner vs shiner

shiner vs emerald shiner

emerald shiner and shiner both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
emerald shiner Yes No No No
shiner Yes No No No
As nouns, shiner is a hypernym of emerald shiner; that is, shiner is a word with a broader meaning than emerald shiner:
  • emerald shiner: small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster
  • shiner: any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
emerald shiner (noun) shiner (noun)
small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster 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
Difference between emerald shiner and shiner

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