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placental vs proboscidian

proboscidian vs placental

placental and proboscidian both are nouns.

placental is an adjective but proboscidian is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
placental Yes Yes No No
proboscidian Yes No No No
As nouns, proboscidian is a hyponym of placental; that is, proboscidian is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than placental:
  • placental: mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
  • proboscidian: massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
placental (noun) proboscidian (noun)
mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk
placental (adjective) proboscidian (adjective)
pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta
Difference between placental and proboscidian

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