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herring vs smoked herring

smoked herring vs herring

herring and smoked herring both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
herring Yes No No No
smoked herring Yes No No No
As nouns, smoked herring is a hyponym of herring; that is, smoked herring 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
  • smoked herring: a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color
herring (noun) smoked herring (noun)
commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color
valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
Difference between herring and smoked herring

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