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fish vs shrimp

shrimp vs fish

fish and shrimp both are nouns.

fish and shrimp both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fish Yes No Yes No
shrimp Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shrimp is a hyponym of fish; that is, shrimp is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fish:
  • fish: catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
  • shrimp: fish for shrimp
Other hyponyms of fish include crab, seine, scallop, scollop, rail, brail, angle, net fish, shark, trawl, still-fish, prawn.
fish (noun) shrimp (noun)
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible
the flesh of fish used as food any of various edible decapod crustaceans
disparaging terms for small people
fish (verb) shrimp (verb)
catch or try to catch fish or shellfish fish for shrimp
seek indirectly
Difference between fish and shrimp

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