salamander vs Plethodon cinereus

Plethodon cinereus vs salamander

salamander and Plethodon cinereus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
salamander	Yes	No	No	No
Plethodon cinereus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Plethodon cinereus is a hyponym of salamander; that is, Plethodon cinereus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than salamander:

salamander: any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
Plethodon cinereus: common salamander of eastern North America

Other hyponyms of salamander include European fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra, fire salamander, Salamandra maculosa, spotted salamander, alpine salamander, Salamandra atra, newt, triton, ambystomid, ambystomid salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, hellbender, mud puppy, giant salamander, Megalobatrachus maximus, olm, Proteus anguinus, mud puppy, Necturus maculosus, dicamptodon, dicamptodontid, Dicamptodon ensatus, Pacific giant salamander, olympic salamander, Rhyacotriton olympicus, lungless salamander, plethodont, eastern red-backed salamander, Plethodon vehiculum, western red-backed salamander, dusky salamander, climbing salamander, slender salamander, worm salamander, web-toed salamander, amphiuma, blind eel, congo eel, congo snake, siren.

salamander (noun)	Plethodon cinereus (noun)
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed	common salamander of eastern North America
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
reptilian creature supposed to live in fire

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