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prickly pear vs tuna

tuna vs prickly pear

prickly pear and tuna both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prickly pear Yes No No No
tuna Yes No No No
As nouns, tuna is a hyponym of prickly pear; that is, tuna is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prickly pear:
  • prickly pear: cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock
  • tuna: tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
Other hyponyms of prickly pear include nopal, Opuntia lindheimeri, Opuntia tuna.
prickly pear (noun) tuna (noun)
round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock New Zealand eel
important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
Difference between prickly pear and tuna

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