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flyspeck vs corpuscle

corpuscle vs flyspeck

flyspeck and corpuscle both are nouns.

flyspeck is an adjective but corpuscle is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flyspeck Yes Yes No No
corpuscle Yes No No No
As nouns, corpuscle is a hypernym of flyspeck; that is, corpuscle is a word with a broader meaning than flyspeck:
  • flyspeck: a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly
  • corpuscle: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Other hypernyms of flyspeck include atom, molecule, mote, particle, speck.
flyspeck (noun) corpuscle (noun)
a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
flyspeck (adjective) corpuscle (adjective)
very small
Difference between flyspeck and corpuscle

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