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lanternfish vs malacopterygian

malacopterygian vs lanternfish

lanternfish and malacopterygian both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lanternfish Yes No No No
malacopterygian Yes No No No
As nouns, malacopterygian is a hypernym of lanternfish; that is, malacopterygian is a word with a broader meaning than lanternfish:
  • lanternfish: small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night
  • malacopterygian: any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
Other hypernyms of lanternfish include soft-finned fish.
lanternfish (noun) malacopterygian (noun)
small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
Difference between lanternfish and malacopterygian

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