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smelt vs malacopterygian

malacopterygian vs smelt

smelt and malacopterygian both are nouns.

smelt is a verb but malacopterygian is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
smelt Yes No Yes No
malacopterygian Yes No No No
As nouns, malacopterygian is a hypernym of smelt; that is, malacopterygian is a word with a broader meaning than smelt:
  • smelt: small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters
  • malacopterygian: any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
Other hypernyms of smelt include soft-finned fish.
smelt (noun) malacopterygian (noun)
small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
smelt (verb) malacopterygian (verb)
extract (metals) by heating
Difference between smelt and malacopterygian

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