roach vs cyprinid

cyprinid vs roach

roach and cyprinid both are nouns.

roach is not an adjective while cyprinid is an adjective.

roach is a verb but cyprinid is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
roach	Yes	No	Yes	No
cyprinid	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, cyprinid is a hypernym of roach; that is, cyprinid is a word with a broader meaning than roach:

roach: European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
cyprinid: soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales

Other hypernyms of roach include cyprinid fish.

roach (noun)	cyprinid (noun)
any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests	soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
the butt of a marijuana cigarette
street names for flunitrazepam
a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead

roach (adjective)	cyprinid (adjective)
	of or relating to members of fish family Cyprinidae

roach (verb)	cyprinid (verb)
cut the mane off (a horse)
comb (hair) into a roach

Difference between roach and cyprinid

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