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stickleback vs Gasterosteus pungitius

Gasterosteus pungitius vs stickleback

stickleback and Gasterosteus pungitius both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stickleback Yes No No No
Gasterosteus pungitius Yes No No No
As nouns, Gasterosteus pungitius is a hyponym of stickleback; that is, Gasterosteus pungitius is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stickleback:
  • stickleback: small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
  • Gasterosteus pungitius: confined to rivers
stickleback (noun) Gasterosteus pungitius (noun)
small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research confined to rivers
Difference between stickleback and Gasterosteus pungitius

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