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placental mammal vs insectivore

insectivore vs placental mammal

placental mammal and insectivore both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
placental mammal Yes No No No
insectivore Yes No No No
As nouns, insectivore is a hyponym of placental mammal; that is, insectivore is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than placental mammal:
  • placental mammal: mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
  • insectivore: small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals
placental mammal (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
Difference between placental mammal and insectivore

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