shark vs six-gilled shark

six-gilled shark vs shark

shark and six-gilled shark both are nouns.

shark is a verb but six-gilled shark is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shark	Yes	No	Yes	No
six-gilled shark	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, six-gilled shark is a hyponym of shark; that is, six-gilled 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
six-gilled shark: large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas

Other hyponyms of shark include cow shark, Hexanchus griseus, 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, cat shark, requiem shark, dogfish, hammerhead, hammerhead shark, angel shark, angelfish, monkfish, Squatina squatina.

shark (noun)	six-gilled shark (noun)
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales	large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas
a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways
a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest

shark (verb)	six-gilled shark (verb)
hunt shark
play the shark; act with trickery

Difference between shark and six-gilled shark

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