salamander vs siren

siren vs salamander

salamander and siren both are nouns.

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

As nouns, siren is a hyponym of salamander; that is, siren 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
siren: eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills

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, blind eel, congo eel, congo snake.

salamander (noun)	siren (noun)
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed	eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire	an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
reptilian creature supposed to live in fire	a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
	a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

Difference between salamander and siren

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