marsupial vs wombat
wombat vs marsupialmarsupial and wombat both are nouns.
marsupial is an adjective but wombat is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| marsupial | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| wombat | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
wombat is a hyponym of
marsupial; that is, wombat is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
marsupial:
- marsupial: mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
- wombat: burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
Other hyponyms of marsupial include
opossum, possum, opossum rat, bandicoot, kangaroo, opossum, phalanger, possum, dasyurid, dasyurid marsupial, marsupial mole, Notoryctus typhlops, pouched mole.
| marsupial (noun) | wombat (noun) |
|---|---|
| mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried | burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger |
| marsupial (adjective) | wombat (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of or relating to the marsupials |
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