salamander vs blind eel

blind eel vs salamander

salamander and blind eel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
salamander	Yes	No	No	No
blind eel	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, blind eel is a hyponym of salamander; that is, blind eel 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
blind eel: aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States

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 cinereus, Plethodon vehiculum, western red-backed salamander, dusky salamander, climbing salamander, slender salamander, worm salamander, web-toed salamander, amphiuma, congo eel, congo snake, siren.

salamander (noun)	blind eel (noun)
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed	aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States
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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