salamander vs dusky salamander

dusky salamander vs salamander

salamander and dusky salamander both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
salamander	Yes	No	No	No
dusky salamander	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dusky salamander is a hyponym of salamander; that is, dusky salamander 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
dusky salamander: common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or greyish-black

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, climbing salamander, slender salamander, worm salamander, web-toed salamander, amphiuma, blind eel, congo eel, congo snake, siren.

salamander (noun)	dusky salamander (noun)
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed	common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or greyish-black
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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