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lamellibranch vs cockle

cockle vs lamellibranch

lamellibranch and cockle both are nouns.

lamellibranch is an adjective but cockle is not an adjective.

lamellibranch is not a verb while cockle is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lamellibranch Yes Yes No No
cockle Yes No Yes No
As nouns, cockle is a hyponym of lamellibranch; that is, cockle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lamellibranch:
  • lamellibranch: marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
  • cockle: common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs
Other hyponyms of lamellibranch include clam, oyster, ark shell, blood clam, mussel, escallop, scallop, scollop, piddock.
lamellibranch (noun) cockle (noun)
marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs
common edible European bivalve
lamellibranch (adjective) cockle (adjective)
bivalve
lamellibranch (verb) cockle (verb)
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
Difference between lamellibranch and cockle

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