shark vs thrasher

thrasher vs shark

shark and thrasher both are nouns.

shark is a verb but thrasher is not a verb.

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

As nouns, thrasher is a hyponym of shark; that is, thrasher 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
thrasher: large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed

Other hyponyms of shark include cow shark, Hexanchus griseus, six-gilled shark, mackerel shark, Alopius vulpinus, fox shark, 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)	thrasher (noun)
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales	thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs
a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways	large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed
a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest	a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw

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

Difference between shark and thrasher

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