salamander vs giant salamander

giant salamander vs salamander

salamander and giant salamander both are nouns.

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

As nouns, giant salamander is a hyponym of salamander; that is, giant 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
giant salamander: large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia

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, 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, blind eel, congo eel, congo snake, siren.

salamander (noun)	giant salamander (noun)
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed	large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia
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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