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sucking fish vs acanthopterygian

acanthopterygian vs sucking fish

sucking fish and acanthopterygian both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sucking fish Yes No No No
acanthopterygian Yes No No No
As nouns, acanthopterygian is a hypernym of sucking fish; that is, acanthopterygian is a word with a broader meaning than sucking fish:
  • sucking fish: marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects
  • acanthopterygian: a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
Other hypernyms of sucking fish include spiny-finned fish.
sucking fish (noun) acanthopterygian (noun)
marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
Difference between sucking fish and acanthopterygian

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