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placental vs insectivore

insectivore vs placental

placental and insectivore both are nouns.

placental is an adjective but insectivore is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
placental Yes Yes No No
insectivore Yes No No No
As nouns, insectivore is a hyponym of placental; that is, insectivore is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than placental:
  • placental: mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
  • insectivore: small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
placental (noun) insectivore (noun)
mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
any organism that feeds mainly on insects
placental (adjective) insectivore (adjective)
pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta
Difference between placental and insectivore

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