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univalve vs cowrie

cowrie vs univalve

univalve and cowrie both are nouns.

univalve is an adjective but cowrie is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
univalve Yes Yes No No
cowrie Yes No No No
As nouns, cowrie is a hyponym of univalve; that is, cowrie is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than univalve:
  • univalve: a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
  • cowrie: any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
univalve (noun) cowrie (noun)
a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
univalve (adjective) cowrie (adjective)
used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc.
Difference between univalve and cowrie

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