worm vs parasitic worm

parasitic worm vs worm

worm and parasitic worm both are nouns.

worm is a verb but parasitic worm is not a verb.

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

As nouns, parasitic worm is a hyponym of worm; that is, parasitic worm 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
parasitic worm: worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes

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

worm (noun)	parasitic worm (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	worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
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)	parasitic worm (verb)
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

Difference between worm and parasitic worm

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