worm vs roundworm

roundworm vs worm

worm and roundworm both are nouns.

worm is a verb but roundworm is not a verb.

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

As nouns, roundworm is a hyponym of worm; that is, roundworm 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
roundworm: unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic

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

worm (noun)	roundworm (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	unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack	infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
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)	roundworm (verb)
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

Difference between worm and roundworm

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