worm vs chaetognath

chaetognath vs worm

worm and chaetognath both are nouns.

worm is a verb but chaetognath is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
worm	Yes	No	Yes	No
chaetognath	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chaetognath is a hyponym of worm; that is, chaetognath is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than worm:

worm: any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
chaetognath: any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth

Other hyponyms of worm include helminth, parasitic worm, woodworm, acanthocephalan, spiny-headed worm, arrowworm, flatworm, platyhelminth, nemertean, nemertine, proboscis worm, ribbon worm, beard worm, pogonophoran, nematode, nematode worm, roundworm, annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm.

worm (noun)	chaetognath (noun)
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae	any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth
screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

worm (verb)	chaetognath (verb)
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

Difference between worm and chaetognath

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