jackknife-fish vs drum

drum vs jackknife-fish

jackknife-fish and drum both are nouns.

jackknife-fish is not a verb while drum is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jackknife-fish	Yes	No	No	No
drum	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drum is a hypernym of jackknife-fish; that is, drum is a word with a broader meaning than jackknife-fish:

jackknife-fish: black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin
drum: small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

Other hypernyms of jackknife-fish include drumfish.

jackknife-fish (noun)	drum (noun)
black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin	small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
	a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
	a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids
	a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
	the sound of a drum
	a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

jackknife-fish (verb)	drum (verb)
	study intensively, as before an exam
	play a percussion instrument
	make a rhythmic sound

Difference between jackknife-fish and drum

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