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shearwater vs Puffinus puffinus

Puffinus puffinus vs shearwater

shearwater and Puffinus puffinus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shearwater Yes No No No
Puffinus puffinus Yes No No No
As nouns, Puffinus puffinus is a hyponym of shearwater; that is, Puffinus puffinus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shearwater:
  • shearwater: long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
  • Puffinus puffinus: small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic
Other hyponyms of shearwater include Manx shearwater.
shearwater (noun) Puffinus puffinus (noun)
long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic
Difference between shearwater and Puffinus puffinus

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