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vertebrate vs gnathostome

gnathostome vs vertebrate

vertebrate and gnathostome both are nouns.

vertebrate is an adjective but gnathostome is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vertebrate Yes Yes No No
gnathostome Yes No No No
As nouns, gnathostome is a hyponym of vertebrate; that is, gnathostome is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vertebrate:
  • vertebrate: animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
  • gnathostome: a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws
vertebrate (noun) gnathostome (noun)
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws
vertebrate (adjective) gnathostome (adjective)
having a backbone or spinal column
Difference between vertebrate and gnathostome

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