shark vs Orectolobus barbatus

Orectolobus barbatus vs shark

shark and Orectolobus barbatus both are nouns.

shark is a verb but Orectolobus barbatus is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shark	Yes	No	Yes	No
Orectolobus barbatus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Orectolobus barbatus is a hyponym of shark; that is, Orectolobus barbatus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shark:

shark: any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
Orectolobus barbatus: shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin

Other hyponyms of shark include cow shark, Hexanchus griseus, six-gilled shark, mackerel shark, Alopius vulpinus, fox shark, thrasher, thresher, thresher shark, carpet shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, nurse shark, Carcharias taurus, Odontaspis taurus, sand shark, sand tiger, Rhincodon typus, whale shark, cat shark, requiem shark, dogfish, hammerhead, hammerhead shark, angel shark, angelfish, monkfish, Squatina squatina.

shark (noun)	Orectolobus barbatus (noun)
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales	shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin
a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways
a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest

shark (verb)	Orectolobus barbatus (verb)
hunt shark
play the shark; act with trickery

Difference between shark and Orectolobus barbatus

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