salamander vs hellbender

hellbender vs salamander

salamander and hellbender both are nouns.

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

As nouns, hellbender is a hyponym of salamander; that is, hellbender 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
hellbender: large salamander of North American rivers and streams

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

salamander (noun)	hellbender (noun)
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed	large salamander of North American rivers and streams
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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