worm vs proboscis worm

proboscis worm vs worm

worm and proboscis worm both are nouns.

worm is a verb but proboscis worm is not a verb.

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

As nouns, proboscis worm is a hyponym of worm; that is, proboscis 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
proboscis worm: soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract

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

worm (noun)	proboscis 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	soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract
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)	proboscis worm (verb)
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

Difference between worm and proboscis worm

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