redfish vs drum

drum vs redfish

redfish and drum both are nouns.

redfish is not a verb while drum is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
redfish	Yes	No	No	No
drum	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drum is a hypernym of redfish; that is, drum is a word with a broader meaning than redfish:

redfish: large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico
drum: small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise

Other hypernyms of redfish include drumfish.

redfish (noun)	drum (noun)
male salmon that has recently spawned	small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico	a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
North Atlantic rockfish	a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids
	a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
	the sound of a drum
	a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

redfish (verb)	drum (verb)
	study intensively, as before an exam
	play a percussion instrument
	make a rhythmic sound

Difference between redfish and drum

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