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spiculum vs appendage

appendage vs spiculum

spiculum and appendage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spiculum Yes No No No
appendage Yes No No No
As nouns, appendage is a hypernym of spiculum; that is, appendage is a word with a broader meaning than spiculum:
  • spiculum: small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
  • appendage: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Other hypernyms of spiculum include outgrowth, process.
spiculum (noun) appendage (noun)
small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals a part that is joined to something larger
an external body part that projects from the body
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Difference between spiculum and appendage

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