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placental vs yearling

yearling vs placental

placental and yearling both are nouns.

placental is an adjective but yearling is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
placental Yes Yes No No
yearling Yes No No No
As nouns, yearling is a hyponym of placental; that is, yearling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than placental:
  • placental: mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
  • yearling: an animal in its second year
placental (noun) yearling (noun)
mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials an animal in its second year
a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
a young child who is just beginning to walk
placental (adjective) yearling (adjective)
pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta
Difference between placental and yearling

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