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salmon vs fish

fish vs salmon

salmon and fish both are nouns.

salmon is an adjective but fish is not an adjective.

salmon is not a verb while fish is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
salmon Yes Yes No No
fish Yes No Yes No
As nouns, fish is a hypernym of salmon; that is, fish is a word with a broader meaning than salmon:
  • salmon: flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae
  • fish: the flesh of fish used as food
salmon (noun) fish (noun)
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
a pale pinkish orange color the flesh of fish used as food
flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae
salmon (adjective) fish (adjective)
of orange tinged with pink
salmon (verb) fish (verb)
catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
seek indirectly
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