malacopterygian vs anchovy

anchovy vs malacopterygian

malacopterygian and anchovy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
malacopterygian	Yes	No	No	No
anchovy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, anchovy is a hyponym of malacopterygian; that is, anchovy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than malacopterygian:

malacopterygian: any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
anchovy: small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide

Other hyponyms of malacopterygian include order Ostariophysi, Ostariophysi, cypriniform fish, catfish, siluriform fish, gadoid, gadoid fish, eel, beaked salmon, Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus, sandfish, clupeid, clupeid fish, salmonid, whitefish, smelt, tarpon, Tarpon atlanticus, Albula vulpes, bonefish, argentine, lanternfish, lizardfish, snake-fish, snakefish, greeneye, lancet fish, lancetfish, wolffish, handsaw fish, Lampris regius, moonfish, opah, Lampris guttatus, New World opah, ribbonfish, king of the herring, oarfish, Regalecus glesne, ribbonfish.

malacopterygian (noun)	anchovy (noun)
any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii	small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
	tiny fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces

Difference between malacopterygian and anchovy

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