salamander vs Proteus anguinus

Proteus anguinus vs salamander

salamander and Proteus anguinus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
salamander	Yes	No	No	No
Proteus anguinus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Proteus anguinus is a hyponym of salamander; that is, Proteus anguinus 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
Proteus anguinus: European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves

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, mud puppy, Necturus maculosus, dicamptodon, dicamptodontid, Dicamptodon ensatus, Pacific giant salamander, olympic salamander, Rhyacotriton olympicus, lungless salamander, plethodont, eastern red-backed salamander, Plethodon cinereus, 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)	Proteus anguinus (noun)
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed	European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves
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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