shark vs cat shark

cat shark vs shark

shark and cat shark both are nouns.

shark is a verb but cat shark is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shark	Yes	No	Yes	No
cat shark	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cat shark is a hyponym of shark; that is, cat shark 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
cat shark: small bottom-dwelling sharks with cat-like eyes; found along continental slopes

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

shark (noun)	cat shark (noun)
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales	small bottom-dwelling sharks with cat-like eyes; found along continental slopes
a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways
a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest

shark (verb)	cat shark (verb)
hunt shark
play the shark; act with trickery

Difference between shark and cat shark

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