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gannet vs booby

booby vs gannet

gannet and booby both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gannet Yes No No No
booby Yes No No No
As nouns, booby is a hyponym of gannet; that is, booby is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gannet:
  • gannet: large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
  • booby: small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
Other hyponyms of gannet include solan, solan goose, solant goose, Sula bassana.
gannet (noun) booby (noun)
large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
an ignorant or foolish person
Difference between gannet and booby

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