salamander vs western red-backed salamander

western red-backed salamander vs salamander

salamander and western red-backed salamander both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
salamander	Yes	No	No	No
western red-backed salamander	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, western red-backed salamander is a hyponym of salamander; that is, western red-backed 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
western red-backed salamander: salamander of the Pacific coast of North America

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

salamander (noun)	western red-backed salamander (noun)
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed	salamander of the Pacific coast of North America
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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