herring vs kipper
kipper vs herringherring and kipper both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| herring | Yes | No | No | No |
| kipper | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
kipper is a hyponym of
herring; that is, kipper is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
herring:
- herring: valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
- kipper: salted and smoked herring
Other hyponyms of herring include
kippered herring, bloater, pickled herring, red herring, smoked herring, brisling, sprat, whitebait.
| herring (noun) | kipper (noun) |
|---|---|
| commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific | salted and smoked herring |
| valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled |
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