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shiner vs common shiner

common shiner vs shiner

shiner and common shiner both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shiner Yes No No No
common shiner Yes No No No
As nouns, common shiner is a hyponym of shiner; that is, common shiner is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shiner:
  • shiner: any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
  • common shiner: the common North American shiner
shiner (noun) common shiner (noun)
any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis the common North American shiner
important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
Difference between shiner and common shiner

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