worm vs ribbon worm

ribbon worm vs worm

worm and ribbon worm both are nouns.

worm is a verb but ribbon worm is not a verb.

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

As nouns, ribbon worm is a hyponym of worm; that is, ribbon 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
ribbon 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, proboscis worm, beard worm, pogonophoran, nematode, nematode worm, roundworm, annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm.

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

Difference between worm and ribbon worm

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