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shiner vs cyprinid fish

cyprinid fish vs shiner

shiner and cyprinid fish both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shiner Yes No No No
cyprinid fish Yes No No No
As nouns, cyprinid fish is a hypernym of shiner; that is, cyprinid fish is a word with a broader meaning than shiner:
  • shiner: any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
  • cyprinid fish: soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
Other hypernyms of shiner include cyprinid.
shiner (noun) cyprinid fish (noun)
any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
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 cyprinid fish

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