salamander vs worm salamander

worm salamander vs salamander

salamander and worm salamander both are nouns.

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

As nouns, worm salamander is a hyponym of salamander; that is, worm 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
worm salamander: any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States

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

salamander (noun)	worm salamander (noun)
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed	any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States
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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