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nautilus vs cephalopod

cephalopod vs nautilus

nautilus and cephalopod both are nouns.

nautilus is not an adjective while cephalopod is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nautilus Yes No No No
cephalopod Yes Yes No No
As nouns, cephalopod is a hypernym of nautilus; that is, cephalopod is a word with a broader meaning than nautilus:
  • nautilus: cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions
  • cephalopod: marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
Other hypernyms of nautilus include cephalopod mollusk.
nautilus (noun) cephalopod (noun)
cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
nautilus (adjective) cephalopod (adjective)
relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda
Difference between nautilus and cephalopod

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