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pinniped vs walrus

walrus vs pinniped

pinniped and walrus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pinniped Yes No No No
walrus Yes No No No
As nouns, walrus is a hyponym of pinniped; that is, walrus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pinniped:
  • pinniped: aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
  • walrus: either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
Other hyponyms of pinniped include seal, sea horse, seahorse.
pinniped (noun) walrus (noun)
aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber
Difference between pinniped and walrus

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