external respiration vs snuffle

snuffle vs external respiration

external respiration and snuffle both are nouns.

external respiration is not a verb while snuffle is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
external respiration	Yes	No	No	No
snuffle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, snuffle is a hyponym of external respiration; that is, snuffle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than external respiration:

external respiration: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
snuffle: the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

Other hyponyms of external respiration include artificial respiration, abdominal breathing, eupnea, eupnoea, hyperpnea, hypopnea, hyperventilation, heaving, panting, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, periodic breathing, smoke, smoking, snore, snoring, stertor, sniffle, snivel, wheeze, second wind.

external respiration (noun)	snuffle (noun)
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation	the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

external respiration (verb)	snuffle (verb)
	snuff up mucus through the nose
	cry or whine with snuffling
	sniff or smell inquiringly

Difference between external respiration and snuffle

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