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iguanid vs marine iguana

marine iguana vs iguanid

iguanid and marine iguana both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
iguanid Yes No No No
marine iguana Yes No No No
As nouns, marine iguana is a hyponym of iguanid; that is, marine iguana is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than iguanid:
  • iguanid: lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males
  • marine iguana: shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands
iguanid (noun) marine iguana (noun)
lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands
Difference between iguanid and marine iguana

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