pocket vs utriculus

utriculus vs pocket

pocket and utriculus both are nouns.

pocket is a verb but utriculus is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pocket	Yes	No	Yes	No
utriculus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, utriculus is a hyponym of pocket; that is, utriculus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pocket:

pocket: (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
utriculus: a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open

Other hyponyms of pocket include gastric mill, gizzard, ventriculus, utricle, atrial auricle, auricle, auricula atrii, auricula, auricular appendage, auricular appendix, cheek pouch, marsupium, scrotum.

pocket (noun)	utriculus (noun)
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles	a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open
an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
(anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
a small isolated group of people
a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
a supply of money
an enclosed space
a hollow concave shape made by removing something
(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left

pocket (verb)	utriculus (verb)
put in one's pocket
take unlawfully

Difference between pocket and utriculus

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